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Urban Operational Plan 2012-2020

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

Asian cities are central to economic development but are perceived to be wealthy yet chaotic places. Burdened by congestion, inequality, and fragmented interventions, these urban systems remain relatively weak. However, their rapid growth and wealth provide an opportunity to usher in inclusive...

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Promoting Beneficial Sewage Sludge Utilization in the People's Republic of China

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012

manage the ever-increasing volumes of sludge in a way that does not create secondary pollution. This report examines best …

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Time inconsistency in environmental policy : Tax earmarking as a commitment solution

Marsiliani, L.; Renstrom, T.I. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1999

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Location Choice by Households and Polluting Firms : An Evolutionary Approach

Dijkstra, B.; de Vries, F.P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004

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The Effect of Leadership in a Public Bad Experiment

van der Heijden, Eline; Moxnes, E. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2000

With regard to global or regional environmental problems, do countries that take unilateral actions inspire other countries to curtail emissions?In this paper this possibility is investigated by the use of a novel design of a laboratory public bad experiment with a leader.Twelve groups of five...

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Efficiency Costs of Meeting Industry-Distributional Constraints under Environmental Permits and Taxes

Bovenberg, A.L.Bovenberg; Goulder, L.H.; Gurney, D.J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

Many pollution-related industries wield strong political influence and can e.ectively veto policy initiatives that … permits or by exempting some inframarginal emissions from a pollution tax.However, such policies compel the government to … this constraint diminishes relative to the other e.ciency costs of pollution-control.We also calculate the compensation …

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