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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schneider, Friedrich.

Kollmann, Andrea, 1980-

Reichl, Johannes, 1979-

Series:

CESifo seminar series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Economic aspects.

Environmental policy.

Energy policy--Environmental aspects.

Energy policy.

Environmental economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2015]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

I Motivation

2 From Theory to Practice-What It Takes to Achieve Implementation of Market-Based Instruments for Environmental Policy / Frank J. Con very very, Frank J. Con 11

3 The Political Economy of Climate Instruments / Denny Ellerman Ellerman, Denny 29

II Empirical Aspects

4 How Trust in Governments Influences the Acceptance of Environmental Taxes / Andrea Kollmann Kollmann, Andrea, Johannes Reichl Reichl, Johannes 53

5 Political Determinants of Fossil Fuel Pricing / Cees van Beers Beers, Cees van, Jon Strand Strand, Jon 71

6 The Évolution of Renewable Energy Policy in OECD Countries: Aggregate Indicators and Determinants / Francesco Nicolli Nicolli, Francesco, Francesco Vona Vona, Francesco 117

7 Green Parties, Environmental Taxation, and International Trade / Peter Egger Egger, Peter, Sergey Nigai Nigai, Sergey 149

III Theoretical Aspects

8 Policy Distortions due to Heterogeneous Beliefs: Some Speculative Consequences for Environmental Policy / Antony Millner Millner, Antony 165

9 The Impact of Domestic Policy Constraints on International Environmental Agreements / Sonja Köke Köke, Sonja, Andreas Lange Lange, Andreas 177

10 The Clean Development Mechanism, Stochastic Permit Prices, and Energy Investments / Philipp Hieronymi Hieronymi, Philipp, David Schüller Schüller, David 197

11 Not In My Backyard Activism and Information / Dominic Ha tick tick, Dominic Ha 229

12 Time-Consistent Climate Policies / Maria Elisa Belfiori Belfiori, Maria Elisa 251.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262329736

0262329735

9780262329743

0262329743

0262029243

9780262029247

OCLC:

918941347

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