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Environmental Valuation : The Sum of Specific Damages Approach
Graves, Philip E. - 2014
There is no abstract for this book chapter. It outlines one of the commonly used methods of valuing environmental improvements, discussing the implicit assumptions about perceptions that are embedded in this approach
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014198690
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The Missing Benefits of Clean Water and the Role of Mismeasured Pollution
Keiser, David - 2018
Although the U.S. spends billions of dollars a year controlling water pollution, there is little empirical evidence of … comparable benefits. This study argues that measurement error in pollution data causes benefits to be underestimated. Using … nutrient pollution. Instrumental variable estimates of the effects of phosphorus on recreational use are an order of magnitude …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012915835
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Chapter 7. Quasi-experimental methods in environmental economics: Opportunities and challenges
Deschenes, Olivier; Meng, Kyle C. - In: Handbook of environmental economics : Volume 4, (pp. 285-332). 2018
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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Dirty Dance : Tourism and Environment
Cevik, Serhan - 2022
Tourism was one of the fastest-growing sectors before the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for about 10 percent of global GDP. But it has also created a number of challenges including environmental degradation, especially in small island countries where the carbon footprint of tourism constitute...
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An Innovative Criterion in Evaluating Bitcoin's Environmental Impact
Mankala, Sachith; Bansal, Utkarsh; Baker, Zachary - 2022
In today's world, cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, have been caught under fire for their immense carbon footprint and environmental destruction. With Bitcoin currently consuming more electricity than countries such as Argentina and Norway, the need for environmental change is necessary....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014235484
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The Vulnerability and Environmental Resilience of Ecosystems in Yamal, Russian Arctic
Lemenkova, Polina - 2019
The research paper focuses on the environmental problem of Yamal region, geographically located in the Russian Yamal-Nenets autonomous region, northern-central Russia. This region is characterized by the unique nature and environmental conditions, combining two physical-geographical regions:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014033108
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Determining optimal air quality standards: Quantities or prices?
Halkos, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2000
In this study, a basic comparison between the Pigouvian and the Coasean approaches is carried out in order to discuss and comment on the mechanisms by which externalities are resolved. Environmental control approaches are examined and compared in terms of minimization of abatement costs,...
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Climate activism favors pro-environmental consumption
Marini, Marco; Nocito, Samuel - 2023
We investigate whether climate activism favors pro-environmental consumption by examining the impact of Fridays for Future (FFF) protests in Italy on second-hand automobile transactions in the strike-affected areas. Leveraging data on 10 million automobile transactions occurring before and after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014438552
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A new look at the pollution halo hypothesis : the role of environmental policy stringency
Akbulut, Hale; Yereli, Ahmet Burçin - In: Estudios de economía 50 (2023) 1, pp. 31-54
The effect of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, has attracted the attention of researchers in recent years. However, the indirect effects of environmental policies in the process were not sufficiently considered. This study uses a panel threshold methodology to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014369563
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Vintage differentiated regulations and plant survival : evidence from coal-fired plants
Coysh, Daniel; Johnstone, Nick; Koźluk, Tomasz; … - 2019
vintage differentiation of regulations (VDR5) regarding air pollution emission limit values for existing and new coal …
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