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onclusions

  • Under certain conditions, technical evidence can indicate market imperfections.

 

  • If market imperfections exist, then programs and policies may or may not be able to correct those imperfections and improve economic efficiency.

 

  • In the case of efficient magnetic ballasts, minimum efficiency standards have unquestionably improved economic efficiency.

 

  • The same imperfections that inhibited the adoption of efficient magnetic ballasts are likely to inhibit the adoption of electronic ballasts.

 Last Updated On: 8/19/04