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Bankruptcy Regulations and the New German Insolvency Law from an Economic Point of View
Eger, Thomas - In: European Journal of Law and Economics 11 (2001) 1, pp. 29-46
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005705161
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Pollution Externalities: Social Cost and Strict Liability
Lewin, Peter - In: Cato Journal 2 (1982) 1, pp. 205-229
This paper critically considers the neoclassical social-cost approach to problems of pollution. This traditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010836708
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Pollution Externalities: Social Cost and Strict Liability
Lewin, Peter - In: Cato Journal 2 (1982) 1, pp. 205-229
This paper critically considers the neoclassical social-cost approach to problems of pollution. This traditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633438
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Legal Issues in Pollution-Engendered Torts
Best, Robert K.; Collins, James I. - In: Cato Journal 2 (1982) 1, pp. 101-136
The end ofWorld War II marked the birth of the modern chemical industry. From that time synthetic rubbers, fibers, and complex organohalogens have been produced in large commercial quan- tities, such that each member of modern society is exposed to chemicals of exotic physiocheniical activity....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633441
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Can Water Pollution Policy Be Efficient?
Milliman, Jerome W. - In: Cato Journal 2 (1982) 1, pp. 165-204
In 1972 Congress established the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in which the Environmental Protection Agency was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633459
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Pollution as Moral Coercion: Culture, Risk Perception, and Libertarian Values
Wildavsky, Aaron - In: Cato Journal 2 (1982) 1, pp. 305-333
What is pollution? According to Peter H. Aranson, “Public policy regards as pollution any man-made or naturally … threaten human health or economic welfare Evidently, pollution is a bad and not a good thing. Alas, bad things happen all the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633470
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Legal Issues in Pollution-Engendered Torts
Best, Robert K.; Collins, James I. - In: Cato Journal 2 (1982) 1, pp. 101-136
The end ofWorld War II marked the birth of the modern chemical industry. From that time synthetic rubbers, fibers, and complex organohalogens have been produced in large commercial quan- tities, such that each member of modern society is exposed to chemicals of exotic physiocheniical activity....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661780
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Can Water Pollution Policy Be Efficient?
Milliman, Jerome W. - In: Cato Journal 2 (1982) 1, pp. 165-204
In 1972 Congress established the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in which the Environmental Protection Agency was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011141228
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Pollution as Moral Coercion: Culture, Risk Perception, and Libertarian Values
Wildavsky, Aaron - In: Cato Journal 2 (1982) 1, pp. 305-333
What is pollution? According to Peter H. Aranson, “Public policy regards as pollution any man-made or naturally … threaten human health or economic welfare Evidently, pollution is a bad and not a good thing. Alas, bad things happen all the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011141238
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Transboundary Externalities and Property Rights: An International River Pollution Model
Laan, Gerard van der; Moes, Nigel - Tinbergen Instituut - 2012
In this paper we study international river pollution problems. We introduce a model in which the agents (countries …) located along a river derive benefit while causing pollution, but also incur environmental costs of experiencing pollution … from all upstream agents. We find that total pollution in the model decreases when the agents decide to cooperate. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256658