Political economy and instruments of environmental politics

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

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 act...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schneider, Friedrich, Kollmann, Andrea, 1980-, Reichl, Johannes, 1979-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2015]
Series:CESifo seminar series.
Subjects:
Environmental policy > Economic aspects.
Energy policy > Environmental aspects.
Environmental economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Energy policy > Environmental aspects
Environmental economics
Environmental policy > Economic aspects
Online Access:Click for online access
Click for online access
Table of 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 Investments
  • 11 Not In My Backyard Activism and Information
  • 12 Time-Consistent Climate Policies
  • Contributors
  • Index.

Similar Items