Update: The Fraser Institute, Canada’s leading public policy think-tank has awarded this paper the 2011 Addington Prize for Measurement, which comes with a $10,000 prize. The paper measures the crippling economic consequences resulting from the lack of private property rights on Indian Reservations. The entries were judged for originality and significance of the ideas presented,Continue reading “Sovereignty, Credible Commitments, and Economic Prosperity on American Indian Reservations”
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Environmental Kuznets Curves: An Update
Executive Summary Since 1991, when economists first reported a systematic relationship between income changes and environmental quality, the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) has become standard fare in technical conversations about environmental policy (Grossman and Krueger 1991). EKCs are statistical artifacts that summarize a few important aspects of collective human behavior in two-dimensional space. AContinue reading “Environmental Kuznets Curves: An Update”
The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Primer
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT Executive Summary Since 1991, when economists first reported a systematic relationship between income changes and environmental quality, this relationship, known as the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), has become standard fare in technical conversations about environmental policy (Grossman and Krueger 1991). When first unveiled, EKCs revealed a surprising outcome: Some important indicatorsContinue reading “The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Primer”
Regulating Air Quality through Litigation: The Diesel Engine Episode
RS-02-3: 2002 By Bruce Yandle, Andrew P. Morriss, and Lea-Rachel Kosnik Summary In recent years, a new form of regulation has emerged. Instead of issuing rules to control the behavior of firms and industries, government agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, have been filing lawsuits. Such litigation enables regulatory agencies to make an end-run around congressionalContinue reading “Regulating Air Quality through Litigation: The Diesel Engine Episode”
South Carolina’s Jocassee Gorges –
RS-02-2: 2002 By Jody Lipford, Jerry Slice, and Bruce Yandle About the Authors About PERC Research Studies Executive Summary In 1997, the state of South Carolina acquired from Duke Energy Corporation 33,000 acres of undeveloped land known as the Jocassee Gorges. The $54 million property is part of the Blue Ridge Escarpment in the southern AppalachianContinue reading “South Carolina’s Jocassee Gorges –”
The Role of IFQs in Improving Fishery Governance
February 13, 2002 By Don Leal Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee thank you for the opportunity for me to testify on individual fishing quotas or IFQs in relation to re-authorization of the Magnuson Stevenson Act. Because IFQs effect both structural makeup in a fishery, the subcommittee expressed interest in hearing views on aContinue reading “The Role of IFQs in Improving Fishery Governance”
Cleaning Up Mining Waste
RS-01-1: 2001 By Stuart Buck and David Gerard Executive Summary About the Authors About PERC Research Studies Since the California gold rush in the middle of the 19th century, hardrock mining has produced hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of gold, silver, copper, lead, and other minerals. One unfortunate legacy of this production is the presenceContinue reading “Cleaning Up Mining Waste”
An Economic Guide to State Wildlife Management
By Dean Lueck Complete Research Study PDF Executive Summary About the Author About PERC Research Studies In the United States, each state has an agency, long known as a game department, that oversees the management of wildlife. These administrative agencies, staffed by bureaucrats, are facing challenges that are forcing change. Specifically, the departments areContinue reading “An Economic Guide to State Wildlife Management”
Eco-Industrial Parks:
Eco-Industrial Parks: The Case for Private Planning RS-00-1: 2000 by Pierre Desrochers Executive Summary About the Author About PERC Research Studies Industrial ecologists are championing eco-industrial parks or EIPs as tools for pursuing sustainable development. An EIP is a community of companies located in one region that exchange and make use of each other’s by-products orContinue reading “Eco-Industrial Parks:”
Good Samaritan Abandoned or Inactive Mine Waste Remediation Act
June 21, 2000 Testimony to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water By David Gerard PERC Research Associate PERC is the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit institute dedicated to original research that advocates using market principles to address environmental problems. More than 90 percent of our funding comes from foundations and individual donors. As partContinue reading “Good Samaritan Abandoned or Inactive Mine Waste Remediation Act”