Political economy and instruments of environmental politics / / edited by Friedrich Schneider, Andrea Kollmann, and Johannes Reichl

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461119903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2015]
• ISBN: 0-262-32974-3; 0-262-32973-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Collana: CESifo seminar series
• Disciplina: 333.7
• Soggetti: Environmental policy - Economic aspects; Energy policy - Environmental aspects; Environmental economics; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Series Foreword; 1 Introduction; I Motivation; 2 From Theory to Practice; 3 The Political Economy of Climate Instruments; II Empirical Aspects; 4 How Trust in Governments Influences the Acceptance of Environmental Taxes; 5 Political Determinants of Fossil Fuel Pricing; 6 The Evolution of Renewable Energy Policy in OECD Countries; 7 Green Parties, Environmental Taxation, and International Trade; III Theoretical Aspects; 8 Policy Distortions due to Heterogeneous Beliefs; 9 The Impact of Domestic Policy Constraints on International Environmental Agreements; 10 The Clean Development Mechanism, Stochastic Permit Prices, and Energy Investments11 Not In My Backyard Activism and Information; 12 Time-Consistent Climate Policies; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Economists have long argued that market-based instruments such as, environmental taxes, and emission trading systems, are the superior way to offset the negative externalities of any kind of economic activities. Yet, whether the effects of using these instruments are sufficient, whether they are actually used efficiently, and especially which factors influence their effectiveness is subject to a lively debate. It is the ultimate task of research to identify existing barriers among ; economic agents so as to gain valuable insight into how to overcome them. There still is much work to be done when it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of policy instruments with regard to the achievement of environmental targets. This work examines this topic.

American economic policy in the 1980s [[electronic resource] /] / edited and with an introductory essay by Martin Feldstein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777052703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1994
• ISBN: 1-281-22334-4; 9786611223342; 0-226-24173-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (836 p.)
• Collana: A National Bureau of Economic Reseaech conference report
• Altri autori (Persone): FeldsteinMartin S
• Disciplina: 338.973/009/048
• Soggetti: Economics - United States; United States Economic policy 1981-1993
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 American Economic Policy in the 1980's: A Personal View -- 2 Monetary Policy -- 3 Tax Policy -- 4 Budget Policy -- 5 Exchange Rate Policy -- 6 Economic Regulation -- 7 Health and Safety Regulation -- 8 Financial Regulation -- 9 Antitrust Policy -- 10 Trade Policy -- 11 LDC Debt Policy -- 12 Policy Toward the Aged -- Biographies -- Contributors -- Name Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Destined to become the standard guide to the economic policy of the United States during the Reagan era, this book provides an authoritative record of the economic reforms of the 1980's. In his introduction, Martin Feldstein provides compelling analysis of policies with which he was closely involved as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Reagan administration: monetary and exchange rate policy, tax policy, and budget issues. Other leading ; economists and policymakers examine a variety of domestic and international issues, including monetary and exchange rate policy, regulation and antitrust, as well as trade, tax, and budget policies. The contributors to this volume are Alberto Alesina, Phillip Areeda, Elizabeth Bailey, William F. Baxter, C. Fred Bergsten, James Burnley, Geoffrey Carliner, Christopher DeMuth, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Thomas O. Enders, Martin Feldstein, Jeffrey A. Frankel, Don Fullerton, William M. Isaac, Paul L Joskow, Paul Krugman, Robert E. Litan, Russell B. Long, Michael Mussa, William A. Niskanen, Roger G. Noll, Lionel H. Olmer, Rudolph Penner, William Poole, James M. Poterba, Harry M. Reasoner, William R. Rhodes, J. David Richardson, Charles Schultze, Paula Stern, David Stockman, William Taylor, James Tobin, W. Kip Viscusi, Paul A. Volcker, Charles E. Walker, David A. Wise, and Richard G. Woodbury.