Market-based Approaches to Environmental Regulation (Foundations and Trends® in Microeconomics)

Gayer, Ted/ Horowitz, John K.

now publishers Inc（2006/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 72 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781933019376
• DDC分類 333.7

Full Description

Reviews the economics literature of market-based environmental regulations and design issues for environmental taxes and cap-and-trade systems. It begins by reviewing the economics literature on the theory of market-based environmental regulations. It then goes on to cover design issues for environmental taxes and cap-and-trade systems.

Market-based Approaches to Environmental Regulation also discusses the U.S. experience with a number of regulatory approaches that are commonly characterized as market-based and describes the mix of market and non-market instruments that characterize these policies. It will be of interest to all researchers and practitioners in the field of environmental regulation.

Contents

1 Introduction 2 Environmental Regulation and the Case for Market Mechanisms 3 Issues in the Design of Market Instruments 4 Policies in Practice 5 Conclusions