We show that, when there is joint production of an agricultural good and rural amenities, the first-best allocation of resources can be implemented with a tax on the agricultural good and some subsidies on the production factors (land and labor). The use of a subsidy on the agricultural good can...

Den Ausgangspunkt der Abhandlung bildet die politische Vorgabe der Reduktion von Flächenversiegelung und Wassernutzung in Deutschland. Dieses ökologische Ziel wird durch die Erstellung eines ökonomischen Modells zur Steuerung der Flächenversiegelung und Wassernutzung auf der Basis von...

Surface soil contamination has been long recognized as an important pathway of human lead exposure, and is now a worldwide health concern. This study estimates the causal effects of exposure to lead in topsoil on cognitive ability among 5-year-old children. We draw on individual level data from...