This paper is concerned with trying to explain why governments have not taken more notice of economists' suggestions with respect to pollution control policy. Four possible explanations are considered: ignorance; theoretical problems; practical problems; and institutional or cultural factors. It...

In this paper we provide a conceptual framework for categorizing economic instruments relevant to waste minimization. Instruments are categorized as purchase-relevant, discard-relevant, or jointly-relevant. It is argued that a mix of instruments from the above categories will increase the...