Browsing Statistisk sentralbyrås publikasjonsserier / Published by Statistics Norway by Subject "JEL classification: Q20"
Now showing items 1-9 of 9
-
Are the Dixit-Pindyck and the Arrow-Fisher-Henry-Hanemann option values equivalent?
(Discussion Papers;No. 390, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: The relationship between the concept of option value in the literature on environmental preservation and the financial theory of option value is discussed by Fisher (2000), suggesting an equivalence between ... -
Corporate environmental protection under uncertainty
(Discussion Papers;No. 355, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: Investment in pollution prevention technologies are often made under significant uncertainty about the future pay-off from the investments. However, as time passes some of the uncertainties may be resolved by ... -
Cost-effective environmental policy: Implications of induced technological change
(Discussion Papers;No. 314, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: Cost-effective environmental policy generally requires that all emission sources are faced with the same tax. In this paper I discuss how the existence of induced technological change may alter this result, if ... -
Does improved environmental policy enhance economic growth? endogenous growth theory applied to developing countries
(Discussion Papers;No. 114, Working paper, 1994)The environmental impacts on an economy is studied over time using endogenous growth theory. Externalities from the environment on production are central in the analysis, and we examine whether an optimal path realizes ... -
Environmental risk and the precautionary principle. “Late lessons from early warnings” applied to genetically modified plants
(Discussion Papers;No. 398, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: The environmental risk associated with genetically modified organisms (GMO) implies that new approaches to risk assessment, risk management and risk communication are needed. In this paper we discuss the role ... -
"Green National Product": Good Intentions, Poor Device?
(Discussion papers;103, Working paper, 1993-11)Quite a few economists have recently suggested that net national product should be adjusted for the value of environmental damages. One of the aims of such corrections is to establish a national income measure which is ... -
Poverty, land Degradation and Climatic Uncertainty
(Discussion papers;162, Working paper, 1996-04)This paper studies farmers who operate in a risky environment at a minimum level of subsistence. In particular is investigated how poverty influence their soil conse rvation decision in the absence of formal insurance ... -
Soil Depletion choices under production and price uncertainty
(Discussion Papers;No. 186, Working paper, 1997)This paper studies soil depletion incentives in a dynamic economic model under two different sources of revenue uncertainty (production- and output price risk). The focus is on the long-term effects of risk averse preferences. ... -
"The worth of a wildflower" : precautionary perspectives on the environmental risk of GMOs
(Discussion Papers;No. 476, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: How much is a wildflower worth? Inspired by “The worth of a songbird” by Funtowicz and Ravetz (1994) we use the value of a wildflower as symbol of the complexity of evaluating environmental qualities and risks. ...