H.-W. Sinn, Präsident des Münchner ifo-Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung sowie einflußreicher wie medienpräsenter neoliberaler Ökonom, formuliert auch in seinem neuen Buch zur Umweltökonomie pointiert und provokant (vgl. zuletzt "Ist Deutschland noch zu retten?", BA 1/04; "Die...

Judged by the principle of intertemporal Pareto optimality, insecure property rights and the greenhouse effect both imply overly rapid extraction of fossil carbon resources. A gradual expansion of demand-reducing public policies -- such as increasing ad-valorem taxes on carbon consumption or...

Judged by the principle of intertemporal Pareto optimality, insecure property rights and the greenhouse effect both imply overly rapid extraction of fossil carbon resources. A gradual expansion of demand-reducing public policies -- such as increasing ad-valorem taxes on carbon consumption or...