Modelling the costs of environmental policy
a dynamic applied general equilibrium assessment
- ISBN: 9781845421090
- Editorial: Edward Elgal Publishing Limited
- Fecha de la edición: 2005
- Lugar de la edición: Cheltenham. Reino Unido
- Colección: New horizons in environmental economics
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 305
- Idiomas: Inglés
This important new book enhances our understanding of the dynamic interactions between economic activity, economic growth, pollution abatement and environmental policy. It addresses one main policy problem: how can the direct and indirect costs of environmental policy for multiple pollutants be properly assessed in an applied model? Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Pollution and Abatement in Economic Modelling 3. Dynamic Analysis of Pollution and Abatement in an Applied General Equilibrium Model 4. Specification of a Dynamic Applied General Equilibrium Model with Pollution and Abatement for The Netherlands (DEAN) 5. Calibration of the DEAN Model to The Netherlands 6. Dynamic Empirical Analysis of Environmental Policy in The Netherlands Using DEAN 7. Alternative Specifications of the DEAN Model 8. Final Discussion and Conclusions References Index
