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Vog: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Health Costs of Particulates and SO2

De Paula, Áureo; Halliday, Timothy J.; Lynham, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 … pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate matter and SO2 on emergency room admissions and costs in the state of … evidence that particulate pollution increases pulmonary-related hospitalization. Specifically, a one standard deviation …

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Untying the knots of international environmental agreements

Ross, Anthony Clunies - In: Journal of Economic Studies 27 (2000) January, pp. 94-110

Curbing (without banning) potentially environmentally-damaging activities that have global, rather than local, effects raises challenges analogous to those faced by a community lacking legislative powers that has to restrict access to a common pasture in order to make its use sustainable. A...

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Economic dimensions of technological and global responses to the Kyoto protocol

Grubb, Michael - In: Journal of Economic Studies 27 (2000) January, pp. 111-125

This paper examines economic aspects of the Kyoto protocol on climate change, focusing on the protocol’s longer-term impact and possible global evolution. Specifically, the analysis considers the economics of likely technological responses to the protocol and the implication of international...

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Pollution and Growth: What Do We Know?

Grossman, Gene - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

water quality. Pollution may rise with growth, because an increased scale of economic activity means more emissions, ceteris … pollution there is no evidence at all that a turning point has yet been reached. The paper goes on to discuss the economic …

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Acid Rain

Newbery, David M G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1990

current agreement on uniform reductions from 1980 levels is inefficient and costly. The evidence suggests that SO2 pollution …

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Are the Costs of Cleaning Up Eastern Europe Exaggerated? Economic Reform and the Environment

Hughes, Gordon - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1990

Widespread concern has been expressed that the costs of reducing environmental pollution in Eastern Europe will divert …

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Does Supporting Passenger Railways Reduce Road Traffic Externalities?

Lalive, Rafael; Luechinger, Simon; Schmutzler, Armin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

reduce the number of severe road traffic accidents, carbon monoxide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide pollution and infant …

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Degree of environmental stringency and the impact on trade patterns

Cagatay, Selim; Mihci, Hakan - In: Journal of Economic Studies 33 (2006) January, pp. 30-51

Purpose – To construct an index (index of environmental sensitivity performance) to be used in a cross-country trade model in order to analyze the effect of various degrees of environmental stringency on the trade patterns, and especially on the export performance of the countries....

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Environmental Impacts of a North American Free Trade Agreement

Grossman, Gene; Krueger, Alan B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

. We investigate whether the size of pollution abatement costs in US industry influences the pattern of international trade … effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on pollution in Mexico. …

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