Kolstad, Charles D.

Environmental economics / Charles D. Kolstad. - 2nd ed. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - x, 480 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Previous ed.: 2000

Includes bibliographical references (p. 443-464) and indexes.

The environment and economics -- Normative and positive economic analysis -- Social choice : how much environmental protection? -- Efficiency and markets -- Market failure : public goods, public bads, and externalities -- Making decisions about environmental programs -- Demand for environmental goods -- Hedonic price methods -- Household production -- Constructed markets -- Regulating pollution -- Emission prices and fees -- Property rights -- Regulation over space and time -- Regulation with unknown control costs -- Audits, enforcement, and moral hazard -- Voluntary actions and agreements -- Managing risk and uncertainty -- International and interregional competition -- Environment, growth, and development.

9780199732647 (hbk.) 0199732647 (hbk.)


Environmental economics.

333.7 / KOL 2011