We use a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to investigate impacts of three exogenous shocks to Alaska fisheries: i) a 31% reduction in the walleye pollock allowable catch; ii) a 125% increase in fuel price; and iii) both shocks simultaneously. The latter scenario reflects actual industry...

This study analyzes the potential consequences of an outbreak of avian influenza (H5N1) on Taiwan¡¦s macro economy and individual industries. Both the Input-Output (IO) Analysis Model and Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model are used to simulate the possible damage brought by lowering...

The paper analyses the effects of trade liberalization amongst the leading exporters and importers of forest products, in particular, as well as global merchandise, in general. The study utilises the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model and its database, version 7. Given that forest...

This paper develops analytical models to estimate the welfare effects of higher Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards on new passenger vehicles. The analysis incorporates a broad range of fuel-and-driving-related externalities, fuel taxes, different assumptions concerning consumers'...

El Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC) estima que se debe alcanzar el objetivo de cero emisiones netas a escala global para el año 2050. A fin de conseguirlo, muchas empresas privadas se han comprometido a lograr las cero emisiones netas para 2050. El Comité...

La divulgación de información prudencial sobre los riesgos ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (ASG) será obligatoria, a partir de junio de 2022, para las grandes empresas con valores negociados en un mercado regulado de cualquier Estado miembro. Este artículo trata de evaluar el grado de...

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) require electricity providers to supply a minimum fixed percentage or total quantity of customer load from designated renewable energy resources by a given date. These policies have become increasingly prevalent in the past decade as state governments seek to...

Social, political, and economic trends suggest that the United States may soonjoin other United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)countries in drafting substantive, national climate change policy. After providing a briefoverview of past and present climate action taken both...