Suchergebnisse

1. Introduction to economic analyses at EPA / Richard D. Morgenstern -- 2. The legal and institutional setting for economic analysis at EPA / Richard D. Morgenstern -- 3. Conducting an economic analysis : rationale, issues, and requirements / Richard D. Morgenstern -- 4. Lead in gasoline / Albert L. Nichols -- 5. Water pollution and the organic chemicals industry / Peter Caulkins and Stuart Sessions -- 6. Stratospheric-ozone depletion / James K. Hammitt -- 7. Asbestos / Christine M. Augustyniak -- 8. Lead in drinking water / Ronnie Levin -- 9. Municipal landfill management / Sara Rasmussen -- 10. Visibility at the Grand Canyon and the Navajo generating station / Leland Deck -- 11. Agricultural pesticides and worker protection / Louis P. True Jr. -- 12. Vehicle inspection/maintenance / Todd Ramsden -- 13. Municipal sewage sludge management / Mahesh Podar, Susan Burris, and Robert S. Raucher -- 14. Reformulated gasoline / Robert C. Anderson and Richard A. Rykowski -- 15. Great lakes water quality guidance / Eloise Trabka Castillo, Mark L. Morris, and Robert S. Raucher -- 16. Economic analysis : benefits, costs, implications / Richard D. Morgenstern and Marc K. Landy.

The two distinct approaches to environmental policy include direct regulation-sometimes called 'command and control' policies-and regulation by economic, or market-based incentives. This book is the first to compare the costs and outcomes of these approaches by examining realworld applications. In a unique format, paired case studies from the United States and Europe contrast direct regulation on one side of the Atlantic with an incentivebased policy on the other. For example, Germany's direct regulation of SO2 emissions is compared with an incentive approach in the U.S. Direct regulation of w