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Using Field Experiments in Environmental and Resource Economics
List, John A. - 2013
This study showcases the usefulness of field experiments to the study of environmental and resource economics. Our focus pertains to work related to field experiments in the area of 'behavioral' environmental and resource economics. Within this rubric, we discuss research in two areas: those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459372
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Natural Capital Considerations for an Extension of the U.S. Marine Economy Satellite Account
Wielgus, Jeffrey; Grasso, Mônica; Colgan, Charles S.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has developed two statistical tools: The Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) and the Marine … use essential marine inputs, produce goods or services to be used predominantly in the marine environment, take place in … the marine environment, or need to be placed in proximity to the coast to take place. In addition, MESA only employs data …
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Biodiversity Finance
Flammer, Caroline; Giroux, Thomas; Heal, Geoffrey - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The use of private capital to finance biodiversity conservation and restoration is a new practice in sustainable finance. This study sheds light on this new practice. First, we provide a conceptual framework that lays out how biodiversity can be financed by i) pure private capital and ii)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014247943
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The Use of Group-Level Approaches to Environmental and Natural Resource Policy
Kotchen, Matthew - 2020
Policies to address environmental and natural resource management are often implemented at the group level. The defining feature of such policies is that penalties or rewards are based on group rather than individual performance, or rights are allocated to a group rather than to individuals....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481725
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How Can Behavioral Economics Inform Non-Market Valuation? An Example from the Preference Reversal Literature
Alevy, Jonathan E. - 2010
Psychological insights have made inroads within most major areas of study in economics. One area where less advance has been made is environmental and resource economics. In this study, we examine the implications of preference reversals over evaluation modes, in which stated economic values...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462616
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Market Design for the Environment
Cantillon, Estelle; Slechten, Aurélie - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The main argument in favor of markets in environmental contexts is the same as in other contexts: their ability to promote efficient allocations and production. But environmental problems bring their own challenges: their underlying bio-physical processes - and the technologies to monitor them -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014447308
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Climate Change Economics over Time and Space
Desmet, Klaus; Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
With average temperature ranging from -20°C at the North Pole to 30°C at the Equator and with global warming expected to reach 1.4°C to 4.5°C by the year 2100, it is clear that climate change will have vastly different effects across the globe. Given the abundance of land in northern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512051
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To Starve or to Stoke? : Understanding Whether Divestment vs. Investment Can Steer (Green) Innovation
Pless, Jacquelyn - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
More than 1,500 organizations and investors representing over $40 trillion in assets have committed to fossil fuel divestment to combat climate change. Will it work? This chapter explores whether divestment might induce green innovation, a critical component of transitioning to a cleaner...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226139
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Human Capital and Climate Change
Angrist, Noam; Winseck, Kevin; Patrinos, Harry Anthony; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for pro-climate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. In this paper, we estimate causal effects of additional education on pro-climate outcomes using new compulsory schooling...
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Policies, Projections, and the Social Cost of Carbon : Results from the DICE-2023 Model
Barrage, Lint; Nordhaus, William D. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The present study examines the assumptions, modeling structure, and preliminary results of DICE-2023, the revised Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy (DICE), updated to 2023. The revision contains major changes in the carbon and climate modules, the treatment of non-industrial...
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