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),...
The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation, or command and control policies and regulation by economic, or market-based, incentives. This book is the first to provide real-word comparisons of the costs and outcomes of these strategies. In a unique format, case studies contrast direct regulation on one side of the Atlantic with an incentive policy on the other. For example, Germany's direct regulation of SO2 emissions is compared with an incentive approach in the United States. Direct regulation of water pollution via the U.S. Clean Water Act is contrasted...
The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation, or command and control policies and regulation by economic, or market-b...
Since the early 1990s, voluntary programs have played an increasingly prominent role in environmental management in the U.S. and other industrialized countries. Programs have attempted to address problems ranging from climate change and energy efficiency to more localized air and water pollution problems. But do they work? Despite a growing theoretical literature about how and why voluntary programs might be effective, there is limited empirical evidence on their success or the situations most conducive to their approaches. Even less is known about their cost-effectiveness. Getting credible...
Since the early 1990s, voluntary programs have played an increasingly prominent role in environmental management in the U.S. and other industrialized ...
Winston Harrington Lisa Heinzerling Richard D. Morgenstern
Over the years, considerable debate has emerged surrounding the use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to analyze and make recommendations for environmental and safety regulations. This work analyzes the use of CBA in three case studies: the Clean Air Interstate Rule, the Clean Air Mercury Rule, and the Cooling Water Intake Structure Rule (Phase II).
Over the years, considerable debate has emerged surrounding the use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to analyze and make recommendations for environment...
