Environmental Economics

by Kolstad, Charles

• ISBN13: 9780195119541
• ISBN10: 0195119541
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Environmental Economics distinguishes itself from other texts bypresupposing that students have already had an intermediate microeconomiccourse. Basic economics is in fact not reviewed as in other books. Instead,Environmental Economics concentrates only on environmental economics -- problemsof pollution of earth, air, and water -- with an emphasis on regulation andprivate-sector anti-pollution incentives. Coverage includes internationalexamples as well, making this an ideal text for upper-level undergraduates inbusiness, economics, and the environment.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
What Is Environmental Economics?	1	(8)
Environmental Problems and Policy Solutions	9	(19)
Social Choice: How Much Environmental Protection?	28	(21)
Efficiency and Markets	49	(29)
Market Failure: Public Bads and Externalities	78	(21)
Property Rights	99	(18)
Pigovian Fees	117	(18)
Regulating Pollution	135	(20)
Emission Fees and Marketable Permits	155	(23)
Regulation with Unknown Control Costs	178	(17)
Audits, Enforcement, and Moral Hazard	195	(21)
Risk and Uncertainty	216	(29)
International and Interregional Competition	245	(26)
Economy-Wide Effects of Environmental Regulations	271	(18)
Environmental Demand Theory	289	(24)
Hedonic Price Methods	313	(23)
Household Production	336	(19)
Constructed Markets	355	(17)
References	372	(15)
Author Index	387	(6)
Subject Index	393