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Environmental pollution and policies in China's Township and Village Industrial Enterprises
Taketoshi, Kazuki - 2001
The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze economic and policy factors affecting pollution by Township and …. With the rapid growth of TVIEs since the early 1980s, pollution has been spreading into the rural areas. The large number …. The econometric analyses with the provincial data of National Survey of Pollution by TVIEs (NSPT) show that COD (Chemical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011577865
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Nutrient flows in agricultural production and international trade : ecological and policy issues
Craswell, Eric T.; Grote, Ulrike; Henao, Julio; Vlek, … - 2004
This paper addresses the issue of environmental and ecological impacts of nutrient flows within and between countries by reviewing and presenting data on nutrient balances and global nutrient movements. The results for nutrient depletion in agricultural soils during 1996-1999 show that in most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011577705
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Environmental Kuznets Curve, biodiversity and sustainability
Schubert, Renate; Dietz, Simon - 2001
This paper deals with the question of whether for biodiversity an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) exists. In addition, we are interested in identifying the key determinants of the falling limb of such a curve. An Environmental Kuznets Curve here is understood to be a graphical representation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011578726
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Gains of regional cooperation : environmental problems and solutions
Markandya, Anil - 2004
Cooperation between the states of the Caucasus and Central Asia is paramount in solving the region's environmental problems. Given the acute socio-economic difficulties they face, their slow progress is understandable. Serious environmental and socio-economic consequences cumulate as the neglect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011578927
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Environmental pollution and policies in China's Township and Village Industrial Enterprises
Taketoshi, Kazuki - 2001
The purpose of this paper is to empirically analyze economic and policy factors affecting pollution by Township and …. With the rapid growth of TVIEs since the early 1980s, pollution has been spreading into the rural areas. The large number …. The econometric analyses with the provincial data of National Survey of Pollution by TVIEs (NSPT) show that COD (Chemical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323594
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The Effects of Trade Liberalization of the Environment: An Empirical Study
McCarney, Geoffrey R.; Adamowicz, Wiktor L. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
testing for and failing to reject the pollution haven hypothesis, it is suggested that environmental gains from openness in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805122
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Market-Based Approaches to Pollution Control in the Lake Taupo Catchment in New Zealand
Paragahawewa, Upananda Herath - New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006
-based approaches should be employed cautiously in pollution control under the present system and the available technology for farming … in the lake area. The most effective market-based instrument to control pollution, in this case, seems to be negative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805749
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TARGETING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN AGRICULTURE: IPM AND BMPS AS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Weaver, Robert D.; Kim, Taeho - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999
Nonparametric technical efficiency estimates of potentially polluting input use in soybean and wheat indicate substantial heterogeneity across farms. This implies large costs would be associated with uniform standards or incentives to regulate these inputs. While technical efficiency is not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806447
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Intraindustry Trade and the Environment: Is There a Selection Effect?
Aralas, Sarma B.; Hoehn, John P. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Replaced with revised version of paper 08/06/10.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020472
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Multi-Market Trading for Cooperative Resource Management: An Application to Water Pollution and Fisheries
Horan, Richard D.; Shortle, James S. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
.g., pollution and a fishery). Prior work on managing these complex, linked systems generally focuses on efficiency rather than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020907