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Context and the VSL : evidence from a stated preference study in Italy and the Czech Republic

Alberini, Anna; Šcasný, Milan - 2010 - Last revision: 7 April 2010

We report on the results of a survey based on conjoint choice experiments that was specifically designed to investigate the effect of context on the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL), an important input into the calculation of the mortality benefits of environmental policies that reduce...

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The effect of allowance allocations on cap-and-trade system performance

Hahn, Robert William; Stavins, Robert N. - 2010

can establish the overall pollution-reduction goal for a cap-and-trade system by setting the cap, and leave it up to the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732179

Voluntary cleanups and redevelopment potential : lessons from Baltimore, Maryland

Alberini, Anna; Guignet, Dennis - 2008

Policy has increasingly shifted towards economic incentives and liability attenuation for promoting cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated sites, but little is known about the effectiveness of such policies. An example of such legislation is State Voluntary Cleanup Programs (VCPs), which were...

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The SO2 allowance trading system and the clean air act amendments of 1990 : reflections on twenty years of policy innovation

Chan, Gabriel; Stavins, Robert N.; Stowe, Robert; … - 2012

The introduction of the U.S. SO2 allowance-trading program to address the threat of acid rain as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 is a landmark event in the history of environmental regulation. The program was a great success by almost all measures. This paper, which draws upon a...

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Assessing the energy-efficiency gap

Gererden, Todd D.; Newell, Richard G.; Stavins, Robert N. - 2015

Energy-efficient technologies offer considerable promise for reducing the financial costs and environmental damages associated with energy use, but these technologies appear not to be adopted by consumers and businesses to the degree that would apparently be justified, even on a purely financial...

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Urban environmental health and sensitive populations : how much are the Italians willing to pay to reduce their risks?

Alberini, Anna (contributor); Chiabai, Aline (contributor) - 2005

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Can property values capture changes in environmental health risks? : evidence from a stated preference study in Italy and the UK

Guignet, Dennis; Alberini, Anna - 2013

among hypothetical variants of their home that differ in terms of mortality risks from air pollution and price. To our … respondents in the UK do not perceive air pollution where they live to be as threatening, and actually live in cities with … relatively low air pollution levels. Exploiting part of our experimental design, we find that Italian homeowners value a …

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