Wissenschaftliches Gutachten, wie es in Deutschland üblich ist, zumal wenn mehrere Wissenschaftler daran beteiligt sind: 1. Großer methodisch-reflektierender Teil, der praktisch unlesbar ist. 2. Im speziellen Teil werden die wichtigsten Probleme angesprochen; Beispiele: Kombinierter Verkehr,...

There are often conflicts between proponents of trade and environmental activists. This paper shows, however, how trade agreements can be designed so as to motivate environmental conservation. I first analyze a standard trade model, where resource exploitation (e.g., deforestation) is a...

This chapter applies recent research on environmental enforcement to a potential U.S. program to control greenhouse gases, especially through emission trading. Climate policies present the novel problem of integrating emissions reductions that are relatively easy to monitor (such as carbon...

This paper considers the question of under what circumstances a new environmental regulation should "phase in" gradually over time, rather than being immediately implemented at full force. The paper focuses particularly on climate policy, though its insights are more general. It shows that while...