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Policy evaluation of waste pricing programs using heterogeneous causal effect estimation

Valente, Marica - 2021

Using machine learning methods in a quasi-experimental setting, I study the heterogeneous effects of introducing waste … prices - unit prices on household unsorted waste disposal - on waste demands and social welfare. First, using a unique panel … of Italian municipalities with large variation in prices and observables, I show that waste demands are nonlinear. - find …

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On the environmental effectiveness of the EU marine strategy framework directive

Bertram, Christine; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2012

Marine and coastal ecosystems - and thus the benefits they create for humans - are subject to increasing pressures and competing usages. For this reason, the European Union (EU) adopted the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), which is to guide future maritime policy in the EU and aims at...

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On the environmental effectiveness of the EU marine strategy framework directive

Bertram, Christine; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2012

Marine and coastal ecosystems – and thus the benefits they create for humans – are subject to increasing pressures and competing usages. For this reason, the European Union (EU) adopted the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), which is to guide future maritime policy in the EU and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009507178

Assessing the economic valuation of the benefits of regulating chemicals : lessons learned from five case studies

Navrud, Ståle - 2018

This paper reviews and compares five case studies on quantification and economic valuation of benefits in cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) of regulating phthalates, mercury, PFOA (perfluoro-octanic acid) and its salts, NMP (1 methyl-2-pyrroloidine) and formaldehyde. The case studies had all been...

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Economic valuation in 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) regulation

Hunt, Alistair; Dale, Nick - 2018

This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), an organic solvent, used in a number of sectors. Health risks associated with the manufacture of NMP include the risk of stillbirth and developmental retardation to pregnant...

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Economic assessments of the benefits of regulating mercury : a review

Dubourg, W. Richard - 2018

This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of emissions of mercury compounds, discusses their completeness from a social cost point of view, and discusses the relative magnitudes of the values attached to mercury compounds in different contexts. The...

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Socio-economic assessment of phthalates

Holland, Mike - 2018

This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of exposure to phthalates, a group of chemicals with numerous uses, most importantly, as a plasticiser to make rigid plastics like PVC flexible. There is significant concern that these substances can act as...

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Economic valuation in formaldehyde regulation

Hunt, Alistair; Dale, Nick - 2018

This paper gives an overview of economic assessments of the benefits of the control of formaldehyde and reflects on developments in its risk management and regulation. Formaldehyde is used in the manufacture of resins, as a disinfectant and fixative and as a preservative in consumer products....

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Farm benefits in project evaluation

Jong, A. D. de - 1981

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Assessing the cost-effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in a low incidence and low mortality setting : the case of Thailand at start of the pandemic

Wang, Yi; Nantasit Luangasanatip; Wirichada Pan–ngum; … - In: The European journal of health economics 24 (2023) 5, pp. 735-748

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