Using non market valuation to inform the choice between permits and fees in environmental regulation

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-337

  Loomis, John B ^a   Allen, Bryon ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission permits; Non market valuation; Pollution taxes

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICALS; COST ACCOUNTING; CURVES (ROAD); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ESTIMATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INSTRUMENTS; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY;

(R ,S ,S) POLICY; ABATEMENT COSTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENEFIT FUNCTIONS; BUSINESS MEDIA; CONTROL INSTRUMENTS; COST ESTIMATING; MARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTS; NON-MARKET VALUATION; POLICY MAKERS; REVEALED PREFERENCE (RP); SPRINGER (CO);

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ABATEMENT COST; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NITRATE; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TAX; REGULATORY APPROACH; USER FEE; VALUATION; VISIBILITY;

EID: 45749097830     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9156-x     Document Type: Article

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