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1. An Economic Analysis of Earth Orbit Pollution

Author:
Adilov, Nodir; Alexander, Peter J.; Cunningham, Brendan M.
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2015 v.60 no.1 pp. 81-98
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
economic analysis; issues and policy; models; pollution; probability; remediation; satellites; taxes
Abstract:
... Space debris, an externality generated by expended launch vehicles and damaged satellites, reduces the expected value of space activities by increasing the probability of damaging existing satellites or other space vehicles. Unlike terrestrial pollution, debris created in the production process interacts with firms’ final products, and is, moreover, self-propagating: collisions between debris or e ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-013-9758-4

2. Climate Policy with Technology Transfers and Permit Trading

Author:
Helm, Carsten; Pichler, Stefan
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2015 v.60 no.1 pp. 37-54
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
simulation models; prices; subsidies; emissions; issues and policy; climate
Abstract:
... In this paper, we analyze technology transfers (TT) and tradable emission rights, which are core issues of the ongoing climate negotiations. Subsidizing TT leads to the adoption of better abatement technologies in the South, thereby reducing the international permit price. This is beneficial for the North as long as it is a permit buyer; hence it chooses to subsidize TT. By contrast, the permit se ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-013-9756-6

3. Do Respondents Adjust Their Expected Utility in the Presence of an Outcome Certainty Attribute in a Choice Experiment?

Author:
Rolfe, John; Windle, Jill
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2015 v.60 no.1 pp. 125-142
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
ecosystem services; environmental policy; environmental protection; models; surveys; utility functions; Australia; Great Barrier Reef
Abstract:
... In a stated preference valuation survey, the expected benefits of environmental policies are generally presented to respondents without reference to the fact that the predicted outcomes are rarely known with certainty. This omission may reduce the credibility of the valuation scenario and contribute to hypothetical bias. In the study outlined in this paper, a choice experiment was conducted to eli ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-014-9760-5

4. Emissions Taxes and Abatement Regulation Under Uncertainty

Author:
Christiansen, Vidar; Smith, Stephen
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2015 v.60 no.1 pp. 17-35
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
emissions; issues and policy; taxes; uncertainty
Abstract:
... We consider environmental regulation in a context where firms invest in abatement technology under conditions of uncertainty about subsequent abatement cost, but can subsequently adjust output in the light of true marginal abatement cost. Where an emissions tax is the only available instrument, policy faces a trade-off between the incentive to invest in abatement technology and efficiency in subse ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-013-9755-7

5. Evaluating Change in Objective Ambiguous Mortality Probability: Valuing Reduction in Ambiguity Size and Risk Level

Author:
Watanabe, Masahide; Fujimi, Toshio
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2015 v.60 no.1 pp. 1-15
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
accidents; issues and policy; models; mortality; risk; wildlife
Abstract:
... This article develops a valuation model to evaluate mortality probability changes under objective ambiguity, where multiple mortality probabilities are exogenously given. We construct the valuation model based on α-maxmin expected utility to evaluate the reduction in ambiguity size and risk level as well as estimate the subjects’ ambiguity attitude. Our model can bring an interesting policy implic ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-013-9754-8

6. Sectors Under Scrutiny: Evaluation of Indicators to Assess the Risk of Carbon Leakage in the UK and Germany

Author:
Sato, Misato; Neuhoff, Karsten; Graichen, Verena; Schumacher, Katja; Matthes, Felix
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2015 v.60 no.1 pp. 99-124
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
European Union; carbon; emissions; environmental markets; fuels; recycling; risk; value added; Germany; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... One of the central debates surrounding the design of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme is the approach to address carbon leakage concerns. Correctly identifying the economic activities exposed to the risk of carbon leakage represents the first step in mitigating the risk effectively. This paper assesses the robustness of the quantitative assessment criteria used by the European Commissio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-014-9759-y

7. The Bioeconomics of Honey Bees and Pollination

Author:
Champetier, A.; Sumner, D. A.; Wilen, J. E.
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2015 v.60 no.1 pp. 143-164
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
Apoidea; apiculture; beekeepers; bioeconomics; crops; economic factors; food prices; forage; foraging; honey; honey bees; industry; insect pollination; markets; models; nectar; pollen; pollinating insects; United States
Abstract:
... We develop a model of beekeeping economics that incorporates within-year and between-year dynamics in the size of the honey bee population. Our model also accounts for the fact that the pollen and nectar collected by bees on crops are limiting resources for both bee growth and honey production. We argue that diminishing returns to foraging by bees is a central constraint of the economic problem of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-014-9761-4

8. The Role of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

Author:
Kalkuhl, Matthias; Edenhofer, Ottmar; Lessmann, Kai
Source:
Environmental and resource economics 2015 v.60 no.1 pp. 55-80
ISSN:
0924-6460
Subject:
carbon markets; carbon sequestration; climate change; emissions; energy costs; energy policy; models; renewable energy sources; risk
Abstract:
... This paper takes the ‘policy failure’ in establishing a global carbon price for efficient emissions reduction as a starting point and analyzes to what extent technology policies can be a reasonable second-best approach. From a supply-side perspective, carbon capture and storage (CCS) policies differ substantially from renewable energy policies: they increase fossil resource demand and simultaneous ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10640-013-9757-5