For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has been conducting programmatic 'economic analyses, ' also known as Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIAs), to assess the economic effects of its regulatory efforts. This important volume explains the purpose of these analyses, along with their design, execution, conclusions, and their ultimate impact on environmental rules. Richard Morgenstern, formerly director of EPA s Office of Policy Analysis, has assembled twelve original case studies of RIAs performed over the past decade on matters such as lead in gasoline, ozone depletion, asbestos, clean...
For years, the Environmental Protection Agency has been conducting programmatic 'economic analyses, ' also known as Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIAs),...
Renowned economist William Nordhaus has developed many innovative approaches for analyzing complex environmental questions. He applies them to the possible phaseout of nuclear power in Sweden in The Swedish Nuclear Dilemma: Energy and the Environment. While making a major contribution to that debate, this book has value that extends well beyond the Swedish issue, to the careful and well-informed consideration of environmental and energy questions that industrialized nations and developing regions now face. It is essential for anyone interested in nuclear-power issues and climate change. The...
Renowned economist William Nordhaus has developed many innovative approaches for analyzing complex environmental questions. He applies them to the pos...
Pollution control, a key component of U.S. environmental policy, has made important progress in recent decades. Yet important problems remain and there is need for improvement in the pollution control regulatory system. This book is the most extensive evaluation of that system ever produced. It reveals many strengths and accomplishments, but also illustrates serious shortcomings and the need for reform. The volume emerges from three years of research on a fragmented 'system' of institutions, statutes, and procedures that is often inefficient and ineffective, hobbled by misplaced priorities....
Pollution control, a key component of U.S. environmental policy, has made important progress in recent decades. Yet important problems remain and ther...
A reconsideration of the appropriate use of discounting in decision making for the far future. Paul Portney and John Weyant have assembled a group of colleagues to re-examine the purpose, ethical implications and application of discounting in the light of research and policy concerns such as climate change and nuclear waste. The contributors include Kenneth Arrow, Scott Barrett, David Bradford, Partha Dasgupta, Raymond Kopp, W. David Montgomery, Alan Manne, Thomas Schelling and V. Kerry Smith.
A reconsideration of the appropriate use of discounting in decision making for the far future. Paul Portney and John Weyant have assembled a group of ...
Several senior natural resource analysts study the role played by innovation, particularly technological innovation, in the pursuit of heightened productivity. Increasing the output of a given input improves a firm s bottom line, makes it more competitive internationally, and reduces the potential for resource depletion and shortages. Thus, high productivity is a necessary ingredient of economic prosperity. This book illustrates the importance of technological innovation in achieving an acceptable level of output and efficiency. In this important new offering, a team of resource scholars...
Several senior natural resource analysts study the role played by innovation, particularly technological innovation, in the pursuit of heightened prod...
In most countries, the development of environmental programs follows a similar pattern. Early efforts concentrate on direct threats to public health, such as contaminated drinking water and air pollution. Only after these problems are addressed does the need to improve day-to-day management of hazardous wastes reach the top of the environmental agenda. In this new report, RFF s Katherine Probst and Thomas Beierle compare the development of hazardous waste management programs in eight countries---the United States, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand---and...
In most countries, the development of environmental programs follows a similar pattern. Early efforts concentrate on direct threats to public health, ...
