The economic development of oil importing countries creates an increased demand for oil. This results in higher prices and an increased surplus to producers. A buyers' cartel would be a mechanism by which the US (in association with other importing countries) could retain (all or a part of) this...

The major argument against climate change treaties (like the Kyoto Agreement) is that they would reduce economic activity. On the contrary, in this paper we show that a revenue neutral tax on crude (returned as a lump sum payment to consumers) would achieve a reduction in consumption of oil (to...

The position of the current US administration is that moves to reduce consumption of gas (like the Kyoto Treaty), will harm the US economy. On the contrary I show that a tax on crude would transfer wealth of $100+ billion a year from foreign governments to the US consumers, thus providing a...

Our objective in writing this paper is to share what we have learned about the promise of wind energy and its potential contribution to a comprehensive solution to the long-term energy needs of the U.S. economy. The immediate impetus for our interest came out of a meeting with famed oilman and...

This paper analyzes the impact of environmental regulation on the production and the quality status of manufacturing industries across Indian states in order to discern the effect of environmental regulation on the competitiveness of the industries across Indian states. Using Ordinary Least...

In recent years, companies have begun to pursue “green business” by taking actions that enhance both the firm’s environmental performance and its competitiveness. This Article describes the green business phenomenon and offers a new theory as to how environmental law and policy can promote...

This article tests the hypothesis that financial supply-side shifts help to explain the low-investment climate of private firms in Germany. The core contention is that a firm's financial position contributes to its access to external finance on credit markets. Special emphasis is put on small...

This article tests the hypothesis that financial supply-side shifts help to explain the low-investment climate of private firms in Germany. The core contention is that a firm's financial position contributes to its access to external finance on credit markets. Special emphasis is put on small...

Open access resources are frequently not managed efficiently, resulting in falling stock levels and a declining income for fishermen. In the late 1970's, the policy response to this problem was the implementation of 200-mile fishing zones, which enabled the European Union to formulate and...