Political Economy and Instruments of Environmental Politics

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-262-02924-7
Verlag: MIT Press Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 545 g

Reihe: CESifo Seminar Series

Conceptual, empirical, and theoretical analyses of the effectiveness of market-based policy instruments in achieving environmental goals. Economists argue that such market-based policy instruments as environmental taxes and emission trading systems are the best way to target the negative effects of pollution. Yet there is no agreement about whether the use of these instruments is sufficient, whether they are deployed efficiently, and which factors influence their effectiveness. Nor is it clear if such policies have had any significant effect on the urgent matter of climate change mitigation. This volume offers conceptual, empirical, and theoretical analyses of the effectiveness of these policy instruments in achieving environmental goals. Taken together, the chapters not only identify shortcomings of existing policy making, but also point to ways in which more effective policy design can help solve one of the most pressing problems of our time. The contributors consider such topics as theoretical approaches to address the failure of the free market to protect the environment, the influence of people's trust in their government on their willingness to accept higher environmental taxes, political determinants of fossil fuel pricing, a game theoretic approach to understanding domestic political constraints on international environmental agreements, and intergenerational equity and carbon taxation.Contributors
Elisa Belfiori, Frank J. Convery, Peter Egger, Denny Ellerman, Dominic Hauck, Philipp Hieronymi, Andrea Kollmann, Sonja Köke, Andreas Lange, Antony Millner, Francesco Nicolli, Sergey Nigai, Johannes Reichl, David Schüller, Jon Strand, Cees van Beers, Francesco Vona

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schneider, Friedrich

Kollmann, Andrea

Reichl, Johannes

Weitere Mitwirkende

Convery, Frank J

Ellerman, Denny

Kollmann, Andrea

Reichl, Johannes

Beers, Cees van

Strand, Jon

Nicolli, Francesco

Vona, Francesco

Egger, Peter

Nigai, Sergey

Millner, Antony

Köke, Sonja

Lange, Andreas

Hieronymi, Philipp

Schüller, David

Hauck, Dominic

Belfiori, Elisa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Über Autor(innen)

Schneider, Friedrich
Friedrich Schneider is Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz.

Kollmann, Andrea
Andrea Kollmann is an economist at the Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.

Reichl, Johannes
Johannes Reichl is a statistician at the Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz.

Kollmann, Andrea
Andrea Kollmann is an economist at the Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.

Reichl, Johannes
Johannes Reichl is a statistician at the Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz.

Strand, Jon
Jon Strand is a Senior Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank is Washington, D.C., and Professor of Economics at the University of Oslo.

Friedrich Schneider is Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz. Andrea Kollmann is an economist at the Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. Johannes Reichl is a statistician at the Energy Institute at the Johannes Kepler University Linz.