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This paper analyzes the effects of the interaction between technology adoption and incomplete enforcement on the extent of violations and the rate of abatement technology adoption. We focus on price…
20 December 2010 | Peer Reviewed | Central America, SwedenWe evaluate the factors that influence the reported level of pollution and those referred to the compliance with the payment of discharge fees from sources regulated under the Colombia’s Discharge Fee…
4 December 2010 | Peer Reviewed | ChileFuel taxes are one of the most powerful climate policies. Yet, these taxes have not been given very much attention in the global debate regarding climate policy, compared with other instruments, such…
29 November 2010 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenThe idea of personal carbon allowances (PCAs) was presented by the UK Environment Secretary, David Miliband, in 2006. Although no nation state is seriously developing proposals for them, they have…
29 November 2010 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenThis study undertakes a decomposition analysis to identify the drivers of carbon emissions change in the Swedish business and industry sectors 1993 - 2006. On aggregate, energy intensity decreased…
29 November 2010 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenThe authors surveyed firms participating in emissions trading programs in Santiago, Chile, to explore further whether tradable permits are appropriate for transition and developing economies. Their…
29 November 2010 | Peer Reviewed | Central America, SwedenSantiago was one of the first cities outside the OECD to implement a tradable permit program to control air pollution. This paper looks closely at the program’s performance over the past 10 years…
29 November 2010 | Peer Reviewed | Central America, Sweden20 November 2010 | Thesis MSC | Tanzania
Because conventional command-and-control environmental regulation often performs poorly in developing countries, policymakers are increasingly experimenting with alternatives, including voluntary…
9 November 2010 | Peer Reviewed |We use household survey data and income-outcome coefficients to analyze fuel tax incidence in Costa Rica. We find that the effect of a 10 percent fuel price hike through direct spending on gasoline…
24 October 2010 | Peer Reviewed | Central America