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Lessons from the Southern enlargement of the EU for the environmental dimensions of Eastern enlargement in particular for Poland
Kuik, Onno J.; Oosterhuis, Frans H. - 2001
This paper analyses the environmental dimensions the past accession of Greece, Portugal and Spain to the EU in order to draw lessons for the current accession of countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A distinction is made between scale, composition and technique effects. Two major conclusions...
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Is Inequality Harmful for the Environment in a Growing Economy?
Kempf, Hubert; Rossignol, Stéphane - 2005
In this paper we investigate the relationship between inequality and the environment in a growing economy from a … the environment. Public expenditures may either be devoted to supporting growth or abating pollution. The decision over … and show that inequality is harmful for the environment: the poorer the median voter relative to the average individual …
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Simulating with RICE coalitionally stable burden sharing agreements for the climate change problem
Eyckmans, Johan; Tulkens, Henry - 1999
In this paper we test empirically with the Nordhaus and Yang (1996) RICE model the core property of the transfer scheme advocated by Germain, Toint and Tulkens (1997). This scheme is designed to sustain full co-operation in a voluntary international environmental agreement by making all...
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Simulating coalitionally stable burden sharing agreements for the climate change problem
Eyckmans, Johan; Tulkens, Henry - 2001
In this paper we introduce the CLIMNEG World Simulation (CWS) model for simulating cooperative game theoretic aspects of global climate negotiations. The model is derived from the seminal RICE model by Nordhaus and Yang (1996). We first state the necessary conditions that determine optimal...
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The Beginning of Organic Fish Farming in Italy
Defrancesco, Edi - 2003
Italian demand for organic products is rapidly increasing, yet there is currently no supply of certified organic marine-fish. Moreover, over recent years marine fish farm profitability has been reduced because of competition from imported products. A pilot project was carried out in order to: a)...
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The value of terroir: Hedonic estimation of Vineyard sale prices
Cross, Robin; Plantinga, Andrew J.; Stavins, Robert N. - 2011
We examine the value of terroir, which refers to the special characteristics of a place that impart unique qualities to the wine produced. We do this by conducting a hedonic analysis of vineyard sales in the Willamette Valley of Oregon to ascertain whether site attributes, such as slope, aspect,...
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The amenity value of the Italian climate
Maddison, David; Bigano, Andrea - 1997
The hedonic literature suggests that locations with more favourable characteristics should display compensating wage and residential land price differentials. Using the hedonic price technique estimates of the willingness to pay for small changes in some key characteristics of the Italian...
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Does breed matter to cattle farmers and buyers? Evidence from West Arica
Jabbar, M. A.; Diedhiou, M. L. - 2001
World agriculture is based on a small number of animal species and a decreasing number of breeds within each species. Several breeds of West African shorthorn cattle (Bos taurus brachyceros) are now at high risk of extinction due to interbreeding. The West African shorthorn breeds are...
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What are the Effects of Contamination Risks on Commercial and Industrial Properties? Evidence from Baltimore, Maryland
Longo, Alberto; Alberini, Anna - 2005
Using the hedonic pricing approach, we investigate how the information released on public registries of contaminated and potentially contaminated sites affects nearby commercial and industrial properties in Baltimore, Maryland. We find that commercial and industrial properties are virtually...
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Comparing Tax and Tax Reallocations Payments in Financing Rail Noise Abatement Programs: Results from a CE valuation study in Italy
Nunes, Paulo A.L.D.; Travisi, Chiara M. - 2006
The paper examines the use of choice experiments (CE) to assess the economic value of alternative rail noise reduction interventions on the so-called Brennero railway, Italy. The novelty of this paper is threefold. To our knowledge, this is the first study on the valuation of noise conducted in...
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