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Determining the environmental effects of indirect subsidies

Beers, Cees van; Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den; Moor, … - 2004

Up to now a clear theoretical and methodological framework for economic-environmental analysis of environmentally damaging subsidies is lacking. Environmentally damaging subsidies are all kinds of direct and indirect subsidies aimed at achieving a certain (often non-environmental) goal that...

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Geographical economics and the role of pollution on location

Marrewijk, Charles van - 2005

negative pollution externalities associated with local production. We distinguish between two goods (food and manufactures) and … equilibrium framework. We investigate the impact of pollution by focusing on the interaction between location advantages and … activity tends to become less attractive with pollution, and thus less likely. Moreover, we provide a simple necessary and …

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Energy-efficient homes : effects on poverty, environment and comfort

Roberdel, Vincent P.; Ossokina, Ioulia V.; Karamychev, … - 2023

Energy efficiency improvements in low income housing are increasingly used as a policy instrument to alleviate poverty. Our paper shows that this may come at the expense of reduced environmental benefits. We follow 125,000 Dutch low-income households during eight years and exploit a...

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Renewable energy and negative externalities : the effect of wind turbines on house prices

Dröes, Martijn I.; Koster, Hans - 2014

In many countries, wind turbines are constructed as part of a strategy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. In this paper, we measure the external effect of wind turbines on the transaction prices of nearby houses. A unique house price dataset covering the period 1985-2011 is used, including...

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Evolutionary thinking in environmental economics

Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. van den - 2007

Evolutionary and environmental economics have a potentially close relationship. This paper reviews past and identifies potential applications of evolutionary concepts and methods to environmental economics. This covers a number of themes: resource use and ecosystem management; growth and...

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