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Environmental taxes, environmental outsourcing, and pollution abatement : evidence from Chinese industrial sewage discharge enterprises

Wang, Qianqian; Sun, Xinmeng; Xiong, Haoyang; Wang, Qi; … - In: Energy economics 133 (2024), pp. 1-17

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The effect of water pollution regulation on prices : evidence from Wisconsin's phosphorus rule and sewer utility bills

Meyer, Andrew; Raff, Zach - In: Journal of environmental economics and management : … 124 (2024), pp. 1-10

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Negotiation between Authority and Polluters - Model for Support of Decision-Making in Environmental Policy : Principles and Experimental Case Test

Sauer, Petr; Dvorak, Antonin; Fiala, Petr - 2008

The paper describes a relatively new approach to pollution reduction problem solving that relies on negotiation between … agreements between authorities and polluters. Design and results of a laboratory environmental policy experiment on air pollution … new institution for environmental pollution management in practice is the most important result. The case also shows the …

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The Likely Regional Impacts of an Agricultural Emissions Policy in New Zealand : Preliminary Analysis

Sin, Isabelle; Brunton, Emma; Hendy, Joanna; Kerr, Suzi - 2015

Hendy and Kerr (2005b) find that an emissions charge on agricultural methane and nitrous oxide of $25 per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent would be likely to reduce New Zealand's net land-use related emissions for commitment period one in the order of 3%, with full accounting. The costs...

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Improving drinking water quality in South Korea : a choice experiment

Gschwandtner, Adelina; Jang, Cheul; McManus, Richard - 2017

Increased pollution leads to a constant decrease of drinking water quality worldwide. Due to safety concerns …

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Controlling groundwater pollution from agricultural nonpoint sources: An overview of policy instruments

Dosi, Cesare; Zeitouni, Naomi - 2000

The aim of this paper is to provide a review of policy instruments aimed at controlling pollution from agricultural … the nature, extent, and social costs of groundwater pollution from agricultural diffuse sources. Secondly, policies aimed … at controlling pollution from agricultural sources have usually relied, and still largely rely upon what is often …

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What are households willing to pay for better tap water quality? : a cross-country valuation study

Beaumais, Olvier; Briand, Anne; Millock, Katrin; … - 2014

We estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for better quality of tap water on a unique cross-section sample from 10 OECD countries. On the pooled sample, households are willing to pay 7.5% of the median annual water bill to improve the tap water quality. The highest relative WTP for better tap water...

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For want of a cup: the rise of tea in England and the impact of water quality on mortality

Antman, Francisca M. - 2022

This paper explores the impact of water quality on mortality by exploiting a natural experiment. the rise of tea consumption in 18th century England. This resulted in an unintentional increase in consumption of boiled water, thereby reducing mortality rates. The methodology uses two identication...

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Technology vs information to promote conservation : Evidence from water audits

Ansink, Erik; Ornaghi, Carmine; Tonin, Mirco - 2021

We study the impact of audits on water conservation, distinguishing between the information and technological components. We observe water consumption for up to 18 months for 10,000 households in the South East of England who received the visit of a so-called Green Doctor. We find that...

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Incorporating time lags and uncertainty in cost-benefit analysis of water quality improvements : a case study of Limfjorden, Denmark

Larsen, Tobias Holmsgaard; Lundhede, Thomas; Olsen, … - 2021

Cost-benefit analyses are commonly applied to assess the net welfare effects of policies to improve surface water quality. These analyses often disregard the biophysical fact that from implementation of policy measures to resulting improvements on water quality there will typically be...

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