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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
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The Existence and Uniqueness of Optimal Pollution Policy in the Presence of Victim Defense Measures.
McKitrick, R.; Collinge, R.A. - 1998
It is to be expected that rational peole defend themselves against pollution externalities, at the very least through …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005486575
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The Existence and Uniqueness of Optimal Pollution Policy in the Presence of Victim Defense Measures.
McKitrick, R.; Collinge, R.A. - Department of Economics and Finance, College of … - 1998
It is to be expected that rational peole defend themselves against pollution externalities, at the very least through …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005526820
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International Emission Trading Systems: Trade Level and Political Acceptability.
Boom, J.-T.; Svendsen, G.T. - Nationalökonomisk Institut, Institut for Økonomi - 1999
The Kyoto Protocol of December 1997 allows emission trade between countries that have committed themselves to an emission ceiling. This paper considers two schemes of emission trading: trade between goverments and trade between emision sources. The two schemes are analyzed and the strengths and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005641342
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Comparing Price and Non-price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation
Olmstead, Sheila M.; Stavins, Robert N. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2008
particular uses and requirements for the installation of particular technologies. A significant shift has occurred in pollution …-effective than implementing non-price conservation programs, similar to results for pollution control in earlier decades. Price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004965209
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Comparing Price and Non-price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation
Olmstead, Sheila M.; Stavins, Robert N. - 2008
particular uses and requirements for the installation of particular technologies. A significant shift has occurred in pollution …-effective than implementing non-price conservation programs, similar to results for pollution control in earlier decades. Price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005138465
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Can Information Reduce Nonpayment for Public Utilities? Experimental Evidence from South Africa
Ujhelyi, Gergely; Szabo, Andrea - Department of Economics, University of Houston - 2014
Nonpayment for public utilities is an important constraint to expanding service access in developing countries. As a potential policy response, this study implements and evaluates a randomized water education campaign in a low income peri-urban area in South Africa. We estimate substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133301
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Environmental Benefits and Cost Savings Through Market-Based Instruments: An Application Using State-Level Data from India.
Gupta, Shreekant - Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics - 2002
This paper develops a methodology for estimating potential cost savings from the use of market-based instruments (MBIs) when local emissions and abatement cost data are not available. The paper provides estimates of the cost savings for a 50% reduction of particulate emissions in India's five...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005113695
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The Welfare Effects of Japanese Energy and Environmental Policy.
Clake; R.; Edwards, T.H. - Department of Economics, University of Birmingham - 1996
simulation, the welfare effect of deregulation, taking into account the pollution costs which will arise through increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005357562
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Double Dividended Environmental Taxation and Canadian Carbon Emissions Control.
McKitrick, R - 1996
The possibility of using revenues from environmental taxes to reduce other distortions in the tax system has been much discussed recently. This paper reviews the current debate and presents empirical evidence to suggest that the double dividend approach to CO2 emissions control in Canada can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005671229