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Controlling global warming : perspectives from economics, game theory and public choice

Böhringer, Christoph (ed.); Vogt, Carsten (ed.); … - 2002

three different perspectives: game theory, cost-effectiveness analysis and public choice. For each perspective the authors … practical problems which are not yet captured by theory and explore the different applications to the various problems …1. Introduction -- 2. Game theory and international environmental cooperation : any practical application? -- 3 …

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Greening the budget : budgetary policies for environmental improvement

Clinch, J. Peter (contributor) - 2002

Greening the Budget regards the fundamental cause of environmental degradation as government and market failure and proposes the use of budgets as an instrument of environmental policy to rectify this problem. The book focuses on the elements of the public budget which currently affect the...

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Comparative environmental economic assessment

Willis, Kenneth George (contributor); … - 2002

Over the last decade, economists have increasingly recognized the role of meta-analysis and value transfer in synthesizing knowledge and efficiently exploiting the existing pool of knowledge. Comparative Environmental Economic Assessment explores the potential significance of using these...

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Economic valuation with stated preference techniques : a manual

Bateman, Ian (contributor) - 2002

This manual offers a detailed, up-to-date explanation of how to carry out economic valuation using stated preference techniques. It is relevant for the application of these techniques to all non-market goods and services including air and water quality; provision of public open space; health care...

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Game theory and international environmental cooperation

Finus, Michael - 2001

international environmental agreement (IEA). Finus shows that by integrating real world restrictions into a model, game theory is a …

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Handbook of fiscal federalism

Ahmad, Ehtisham (ed.); Brosio, Giorgio (ed.) - 2006

This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of "fiscal federalism", providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and policy makers seeking informed policy options. The contributors...

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Uncertainty and the environment : implications for decision making and environmental policy

Young, Richard A. - 2001

This thought provoking book is concerned with the need to deal adequately with uncertainty in environmental decision making. The author advances a critique of the use of traditional models and then develops an alternative model of decision making under uncertainty, based on the work of George...

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Game practice and the environment

Carraro, Carlo (contributor); Fragnelli, Vito (contributor) - 2004

This book summarises the latest achievements of researchers involved in the application of game theory to the analysis …, including cooperative and non-cooperative game theory, and analyse both dynamic and static games. They illustrate the …

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Instruments for climate policy : limited versus unlimited flexibility

Albrecht, Johan (contributor) - 2002

Instruments for Climate Policy focuses on economic and political aspects related to the recent proposals and the debate on limits in flexibility, and discusses EU and US perspectives on climate policy instruments and strategies. This is followed by chapters on economic efficiency and the use of...

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Choice experiments informing environmental policy : a European perspective

Birol, Ekin (contributor); Koundouri, Phoebe (contributor) - 2008

This innovative book is a compilation of state-of-the-art choice experiment studies undertaken in several European Union (EU) countries, including Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. The case studies presented concern a variety of environmental,...

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