Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 5,483
Cover Image
Empirical tests and policy analysis of environmental degradation at different stages of economic development.
T, Panayotou - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967281
Cover Image
Tradable Permits
Ellerman, A. Denny; Johnstone, Nick; Schneider, Friedrich; … - In: CESifo Forum 4 (2003) 1, pp. 3-32
Tradable Permits – a Market-Based Allocation System for the Environment. Tradable Permits and Other Environmental Policy Instruments – Killing one Bird with two Stones. Tradable Permits – Ten Key Design Issues. Tradable Permits with Imperfect Monitoring. Emissions Trading with Greenhouse...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998568
Cover Image
Competitiveness and environmental policies for agriculture: testing the Porter hypothesis
Managi, Shunsuke - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 3 (2004) 3/4, pp. 310-324
Porter hypothesis suggests tougher environmental regulations could spur technological growth, leading to an increase in productivity of market outputs, simultaneously providing greater environmental protection. This study tests the Porter hypothesis in US agriculture using state level data from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668699
Cover Image
Air Quality in America
Hayward, Steven F.; Schwartz, Joel - American Enterprise Institute
Schwartz and Hayward offer an alternative analysis of air pollution levels, trends, and prospects in metropolitan areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011273223
Cover Image
No Way Back
Schwartz, Joel - American Enterprise Institute
Claims that air pollution will increase are not only false, but the exact opposite of what will actually happen. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011273237
Cover Image
Reforms for a Cleaner, Healthier Environment in China
Hill, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
China’s exceptional economic expansion has led to rising energy demand and pollution as well as other environmental … pressures. Strong efforts by the government have moderated emissions of some types of air and water pollution from high levels … other costs and reduce well-being. The 12th Five Year Plan aims at further reducing pollution and at other environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276830
Cover Image
Ex Post Evaluation of Mitigation Measures in the Samalayuca II and Monterrey III Thermal Power Generation Projects Title: Evaluación ex-post de las medidas de mitigación en los pro...
González, Verónica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This evaluation conducts an ex post review of the mitigation measures in the Samalayuca II and Monterrey III thermal power generation projects in Mexico. In general, it can be concluded that both thermoelectric power plants took into account most of the environmental impacts and mitigation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673105
Cover Image
Health in All Policies as a Strategic Policy Response to NCDs
Lin, Vivian; Jones, Catherine; Wang, Shiyong; Barbd, Enis - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829328
Cover Image
Impact of Air Pollution on Human Health in Dehra Doon City
Gautam, A.; Mahajan, M; Garg, S - eSocialSciences - 2009
To study the adverse health effects of exposure to ambient air pollution in different areas of Dehra Doon. To examine … the relationship between the levels of air pollution and the percentage of affected people in selected area of Dehra Doon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004969786
Cover Image
Taxes and Tradable Permits As Instruments for Controlling Pollution; Theory and Practice
Norregaard, John; Reppelin-Hill, Valérie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and … other. In practice, however, most countries have relied more on taxes than on permits to control pollution. The analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604886