One of the most important challenges facing agricultural water policy is the design of mechanisms enabling the transition from the current myopic exploitation to an efficient and sustainable use of groundwater resources. Tradable water permits systems can be very effective and efficient...

The present paper examines the size of stable IEAs concerning transboundary environmental problems. A coalition is considered stable when no signatories wish to withdraw while no more countries wish to participate. We assume that the coalition behaves as a leader maximizing its members'...

The present paper examines, within a dynamic framework, the use of information provision as a policy instrument to supplement environmental taxation. We assume that at least a fraction of consumers do not posses the required information to make the optimal choices, and that their behavior at...