Greenhouse Gas Policy Questions and Socio-economic Research Implications for Finland in a National and International Context

This publication contains the proceedings of a VATT seminar held in November 1999 in Helsinki. The purpose of the seminar was to assess greenhouse gas policy questions and related socio-economic research implications for Finland. Contributions come from both policy makers and economic researchers, including contributions from Germany and the Netherlands. Issues dealt with are: permit trade, sinks, macro-economic costs and technology development, spatial-economic aspects, long term studies on sustainable economic development, and assessment of policy mixes. The introduction provides a summary of the presentations and the discussion.