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cities - particularly in Africa and Asia - collect less than half of the waste generated. Most wastes are disposed of in open …-income communities and slums lack appropriate waste management services. Given the rapid population growth and urbanization in many … exist in improving the management of waste in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It is argued that, despite a worsening trend …
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. Becker's article entitled “Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach”, to explain why under current conditions more waste …
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problems and waste generation in Kazakhstan. The overview of the environmental and institutional framework in these fields … management of air, waste and water. However, more coordinated cross-sectoral actions, both on the regional and the national level …
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waste shipments. Using data on intercounty waste flows in California and a random utility model of haulers’ decisions about … where to deposit waste from each county, this paper studies the economic costs of import bans and import taxes and the … implications on the distribution of waste disposal by race (and ethnicity). I find NIMBY-motivated laws would reduce intercounty …
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In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
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In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003903197
In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662775
This paper offers an economic assessment of the loss of non-use values resulting from different oil spill scenarios along the Belgian Coast. Estimation results show that if no oil spill prevention policy action is undertaken, a significant welfare loss may result. As a matter of fact, contingent...
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This paper examines the application of quasi-experimental methods in environmental economics. We begin with two observations: (i) standard quasi-experimental methods, first applied in other microeconomic fields, typically assume unit-level treatments that do not spill over across units; (ii)...
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This study explores the impact of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes. The study focuses on the effect of breathable particulate matter with diameter of 10 micrometers or less (PM10) on the likelihood of premature birth and low birth weight (LBW). The study exploits the fact that in 2011 the...
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