This study applies distinct methodological forest accounting approaches, following Vincent and Hartwick (1997) lines, to estimate economic depreciation of timber exploitation in the Brazilian Amazon region. Although our results may be not definitive ones due to data availability problems, this...

Air pollution concentrations have been rapidly increasing in the major urban areas of Brazil caused mainly by the increasing use of vehicles. In the presence of this negative externality, environmental regulation is required. Car emission control policies in Brazil have relied basically on...

This study is an attempt to analyze the probability of industrial firms in São Paulo to undertake environmental investments utilizing a database from the 1996 economic industrial survey Paep together with economic and social of the location where production units are located. To carry this on,...