Decision-making in the realm of health behaviors, such as smoking or drinking, is influenced both by biological factors, such as genetic predispositions, as well as environmental factors, such as financial liquidity and health insurance status. We show how the choice of smoking after a...

Equality of opportunity is usually defined as a situation where the effect of circumstances on outcome is nullified (compensation principle) and effort is rewarded (reward principle). We propose a new version of the reward principle based on the idea that effort deserves reward for it is costly....

Services of general interest (SGI) are a key component of the EU economy, accounting for 26% of GDP and 30% of employment within the EU. They cover economic and noneconomic activities alike. They are to be distinguished from services of general economic interest (SGEI), which are economic...

Artykuł przedstawia oszacowanie kosztu społecznego produkcji energii przez energetykę jądrową (EJ), składającego się z kosztu prywatnego i ze-wnętrznego. Przedstawiono oszacowania kosztu zewnętrznego w zakresie od-działywań na zdrowie ludzkie oraz środowisko EJ wg programu ExternE...

Economists have long noted that improving energy e fficiency could lead to a rebound eff ect, reducing or possibly even eliminating the energy savings from the effi ciency improvement. Yet there are important nuances in the microeconomic theory of the rebound eff ect that have not been explored....

For years, economists and lawyers have bemoaned the inefficiencies of the current centralized, command-and-control regime of environmental regulation. Despite the manifest failure of the current regime, however, the system of environmental regulation seems to be largely immune to rationalization...

Issues relating to the interaction of trade and the environment are a major international policy concern. They are likely to be a focal point during the next round of trade negotiations within the WTO. Free trade advocates contend that trade liberalization makes countries richer and as a result...

Recent studies find that environmental tax swaps typically exacerbate the costs of the tax system and therefore do not produce a "double dividend". We extend previous models by incorporating tax-favored consumption goods (e.g. housing, medical care). The efficiency gains from recycling...