1. Introduction -- 2. The conceptual framework and evidence from aggregated data -- 3. Evidence from Puerto Rican household data -- 4. Korea as a case study : an historical approach -- 5. Internal policies for income distribution in rural India -- 6. International implications.

1. What we're up against -- 2. What we must do : meeting the energy challenge -- 3. Choosing the right policy architecture -- 4. The new economics and climate policy -- 5. Next steps in international cooperation -- 6. Winning the political battle over climate policy -- 7. Overcoming obstacles to...

The literature on the use of environmental taxes inthe presence of distortionary (labor) taxes warns thata partial-equilibrium Pigouvian tax analysis is notappropriate because increasing the price of dirtygoods can futher aggravate the prexisting distortions. This argument is most frequently...

This paper describes the bid signaling that occurred in many of the FCC spectrum auctions. Bidders in these auctions bid on numerous spectrum licenses simultaneously, with bidding remaining open on all licenses until no bidder is willing to raise the bid on any license. Simultaneous open bidding...

The Atlantic sea scallop fishery in the USA and the offshore scallop fishery in the Canadian Maritimes offer a naturally occurring experiment in fisheries management. Canada has adopted a transferable output quota system and the USA has used a mix of size, effort and area controls. This paper...