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The aim of this paper is to examine whether the development of waste recycling activities can be a source of economic … by the production of the last period. (ii) These production factors are waste for which the price determination is non …-competitive. (iii) It produces a recycled good, which is a perfect substitute to th primary good. (iv) It reduces waste stream. We …
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Physical Input-Output Tables (PIOTs) are a powerful accounting framework since they trace simultaneously all physical flows of the economy, including goods and emission. However, there is no IO model able to operate them and, thus, they cannot be used for analytical purposes - only descriptive....
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This paper provides a review of economic studies that analyse the use of multiple policies to cope with waste … analysed works, the originality of waste as an environmental problem to regulate. This traditional approach that decisions …
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representative firm in the South to be reused as intermediate goods, with potential trade gains. The level of reusability of waste … international monitoring, non-reusable waste can be illegally mixed with reusable waste. I explore the driving forces for illegal … waste movement, with a particular focus on local waste regulations such as the EU׳s Directive on Waste Electrical and …
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This article presents an analysis on the effects of applying a multiuser waste fee in residential buildings of higher … study highlights the achievements associated with a decreasing waste fee and the positive effects on waste reduction …. Finally, the article discusses complementary programs such as social marketing, to promote a decrease in waste both in …
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We consider the decentralized provision of a global public good with local external- ities in a spatially explicit model. Communities decide on the location of a facility that benefits everyone but exhibits costs to the host and its neighbors. They share the costs through transfers. We examine...
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This paper summarizes the economics perspective on recycling of municipal solid waste. The first section reviews recent … greatly from policies enacted for yard waste, because these two materials are very different from each other. A surgical …
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We study the implications of the Chinese waste import ban of 2018 on intraEuropean plastic waste trade. Specifically …, we ask if it led to a "waste haven" effect, which would imply that countries with high disposal and recycling costs … started to export more plastic waste to countries with lower costs. We study this question in a gravity difference …
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We study the implications of the Chinese waste import ban of 2018 on intraEuropean plastic waste trade. Specifically …, we ask if it led to a "waste haven" effect, which would imply that countries with high disposal and recycling costs … started to export more plastic waste to countries with lower costs. We study this question in a gravity difference …
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Increased pollution leads to a constant decrease of drinking water quality worldwide. Due to safety concerns, unpleasant taste and odour only about 3% of the population in South Korea is drinking untreated tap water. The present study uses choice experiments and cost-benefit analysis to...
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