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Twenty-first century environmental challenges provide an opportunity to re-examine traditional regulatory issues like environmental performance and cost, as well as to address often overlooked concerns, such as procedural fairness, environmental justice, and distributional questions. Resources for the Future seeks to improve regulatory outcomes by evaluating the performance of environmental regulations and programs, comparing alternative regulatory approaches, and refining analytical techniques for regulatory analysis.  RFF scholars employ a diverse set of approaches to these issues, including risk and uncertainty analysis, policy analysis, and economic tools like cost-benefit analysis.
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Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program
RFF Fellow Carolyn Kousky proposes changes to save America's federal flood insurance system before it gets washed away in a rising tide of debt.
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A panel of experts discusses how climate change will increase the risk of extreme weather events and the role of regulators, government, and the insurance industry in responding to this challenge. Video available
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PUBLICATIONS
Attitudes Toward Uncertainty Among the Poor: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
Alpaslan Akay, Peter Martinsson, Haileselassie A Medhin, Stefan Trautmann
RFF Discussion Paper EfD 10-04 | February 2010
 
Does Relative Position Matter in Poor Societies?: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Rural Ethiopia
Alpaslan Akay, Peter Martinsson, Haileselassie A Medhin
RFF Discussion Paper EfD 10-05 | February 2010
 
Determinants of Performance of Drinking-Water Community Organizations: A Comparative Analysis of Case Studies in Rural Costa Rica
Róger Madrigal, Francisco Alpízar, Achim Schlüter
RFF Discussion Paper EfD 10-03 | February 2010
 
Reassessing the Oil Security Premium
Stephen P.A. Brown, Hillard G. Huntington
RFF Discussion Paper 10-05 | February 2010
 
Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program
Carolyn Kousky
Issue Brief 10-01 | February 2010
 
Climate Adaptation and Federal Megadisaster Policy: Lessons from Katrina
Marc K. Landy
Issue Brief 10-02 | February 2010
 
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