Cette recherche examine l’influence de trois éléments d’exécution publicitaire (l’usage de la couleur verte, du mot « durable » et la présence d’un label écologique auto-décerné) sur les perceptions des consommateurs en matière de sincérité perçue de la publicité, d’image...

This article discusses the discount rate to be used in projects that aimed at improving the environment. The model is quite stylized and involves two different goods, one is the usual consumption good whose production increases exponentially, the other is an environmental good whose quality...

The present research investigates the influence of 3 creative elements of an advertisement (the usage of the colour “green”, the word “sustainable” and the presence of a self-claimed ecological label) on consumers' perceptions regarding advertisement sincerity, ecological image and...

The article develops R.H.Coase's insight that the level of transaction costs in the market determines the amount of externalities, thus providing arguments against government intervention. Contrary to Coase, however, we argue that the level of transaction costs cannot be considered as given, and...

Global public goods (GPGs)--the economic term for a broad range of goods and services that benefit everyone, including stable climate, public health, and economic security--pose notable governance challenges. At the national level, public goods are often provided by government, but at the global...

The conservation or sustainable use of biological diversity presents special challenges for policy-makers because of its complex nature and the difficulties associated with identifying the underlying causes that lead to biodiversity loss. As such, it is often necessary that a range of incentive...

Environmental challenges, and the potential solutions to address them, have a direct effect on living standards, the organization of economies, major infrastructures, and modes of urbanization. Since the publication of path-breaking contributions on the governance of environmental resources in...