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Energy and Climate

Environment, Urban and Health

 

 
69. Can Natural Gas Vehicles Make A Difference?
Alan Krupnick, March 1, 2010
   
68. The Fundamental Law of Road Congestion and Its Implication for Transportation Policy
Matthew A. Turner, February 19, 2010
   
67. Will REDD Really Be Cheap?
Allen Blackman, February 5, 2010
 
66. The Hidden Costs of Producing and Consuming Energy
Maureen L. Cropper, January 29, 2010
   
65. Fixing Chesapeake Bay: Getting the Strategy Right
Andrew Manale, January 15, 2010
   
64. Improving Clean Water Act Enforcement
Jay P. Shimshack and Michael B. Ward, January 8, 2010
   
63. Is Alcohol Consumption Undertaxed?
Ian W.H. Parry, December 18, 2009
   
62. What Motivates People to Buy Hybrids?
Shanjun Li, November 13, 2009
 
61. Tobacco Taxation in the European Union and United States
Sijbren Cnossen, October 19, 2009
 
60. The Value of Health and Longevity
Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel, September 28, 2009
 
59. Environmental Federalism
Wallace E. Oates, September 21, 2009
 
58. A New Approach to Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program
Leonard Shabman, September 7, 2009
 
57. Reinstating the Superfund Taxes: Good or Bad Policy
Kate Probst, August 24, 2009
 
56. The New Economics of Managing the Nation's Waste
Molly K. Macauley and Stephen W. Salant, August 10, 2009
 
55. Declining Traffic Fatalities: Lessons for Developing Countries?
Maureen Cropper and Elizabeth Kopits, July 27, 2009
  
54. The Evolving SO2 Allowance Market: Title IV, CAIR, and Beyond
Karen Palmer and David A. Evans, July 13, 2009
  
53. Achieving Efficient Coordination and Acceptance in Fishery Reform
Robert T. Deacon, June 29, 2009
  
52. Prioritizing Investments for Improved Biodiversity Conservation Outcomes
Juha Siikamäki and Stephen Newbold, June 15, 2009
  
51. The Future of Regulatory Oversight and Analysis
Susan Dudley and Art Fraas, June 8, 2009
  
50. The Successful International Response to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
James K. Hammitt, June 1, 2009
  
49. The Political Economy of Environmental Justice
Spencer Banzhaf, May 25, 2009
   
48. Can Catch Shares Save Fisheries?
Christopher Costello and Steven Gaines, May 18, 2009
  
47. The Cooling Water Intake Structures Rule: An Experiment with More Flexible Regulation
By Winston Harrington, May 11, 2009
  
46. Why We Need to Treat Nitrogen as a Systems Problem
Andrew Manale, May 4, 2009
   
45. Oil Spills: The Deterrent Effects of Monitoring, Enforcement, and Public Information
Mark A. Cohen, April 20, 2009
   
44. Where Things Stand with Hazardous Waste Regulation
Sarah Stafford, March 30, 2009
 
43. Restoring Great Lakes Ecosystems: Worth the Cost?
Soren Anderson, Jennifer Read, and Donald Scavia, March 23, 2009
  
42. Has the Time Come for Truck-Only Toll Lanes?
Robin Lindsey, March 16, 2009
 
41. Is there an “Efficient” Way to Address Suburban Sprawl?
Antonio Bento, February 2, 2009
 
40. Boxcars and Breadlines Are No Way to Measure an Economy: A Plea for Environmental Accounts
Jim Boyd, January 19, 2009
 
39. Does “Green” Corporate Social Responsibility Benefit Society?
Thomas P. Lyon and John W. Maxwell, January 2, 2009
 
38. Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance
Jason Bordoff and Pascal Noel, December 15, 2008
  
37. Telecommuting: What is it Good For?
Elena Safirova, December 8, 2008
 
36. Information Disclosure and Drinking Water Quality
Lori Snyder Bennear and Sheila Olmstead, December 1, 2008
 
35. Measuring the Benefits of Reduced Exposure to Lead
Felicia Day, November 24, 2008
  
34. Is Population Still an Important Policy Issue?
Warren C. Robinson, October 27, 2008 
 
33. Options Contracts for Contingent Takings
Carolyn Kousky, Sam Walsh, and Richard J. Zeckhauser, September 29, 2008
 
32. Controlling Tuberculosis: What Is the Benefit, At What Cost?
Ramanan Laxminarayan, Eili Klein, and Sarah Darley, September 22, 2008
 
31. Indoor Air Pollution and African Death Rates
Majid Ezzati, September 15, 2008
 
30. USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program: Is It Time to Ease into Easements?
Ralph Heimlich, September 8, 2008
 
29. Deciphering the Demand for Safe Drinking Water
Michael Kremer, Edward Miguel, Clair Null, and Alix Zwane, September 1, 2008 
 
28. Perverse Incentives and the Endangered Species Act
Jonathan H. Adler, August 04, 2008
 
27. How Should We Tackle the Forest Fire Problem?
Arun Malik, June 23, 2008 
 
26. Preservation and Development: Can TDRs Improve Land Markets?
Virginia McConnell and Margaret Walls, June 16, 2008
 
25. Environmental Policy Innovations in Developing Countries
Allen Blackman, June 2, 2008
 
24. Delayed: Is Privatizing America's Airports the Answer?
Clifford Winston and Ginés de Rus, May 19, 2008 
 
23. Is There a Conflict Between Western Water Law and Efficient Use of Water Resources?
Charles W. Howe, May 12, 2008
 
22. Mercury Advisories for Commercial Fish
Jay Shimshack, May 5, 2008
 
21. The Future of Famine
Cormac Ó Gráda, April 28, 2008
 
20. Bringing our Food Safety System into the 21st Century
Sandy A. Hoffman, April 21, 2008
  
19. Useful Lessons from California's Experiment with Congestion Pricing
Robert W. Poole, Jr., March 31, 2008
 
18. Building Better Housing Policies for the Developing World's Poor
Robert Buckley and Jerry Kalarickal, March 17, 2008
 
17. The Effectiveness of Voluntary Environmental Programs
Richard D. Morgenstern and William A. Pizer, March 3, 2008
 
16. Addressing Biodiversity and Global Warming by Preserving Tropical Forests
Roger Sedjo, February 25, 2008
 
15. MRSA by the Numbers
Hellen Gelband, February 18, 2008
 
14. Enhancing Productivity While Safeguarding Environmental Quality: The Inherent Challenges in Regulating Pesticides
David Zilberman and Steven Sexton, January 28, 2008
 
13. How Advertising for Smoking-Cessation Products Can Help Meet Public Health Goals
Donald S. Kenkel and Dean R. Lillard, January 14, 2008
 
12. What Do the Damages Caused by U.S. Air Pollution Cost?
Robert Mendelsohn and Nicholas Z. Muller, December 17, 2007
 
11. Using the Price System to Reduce Airport Congestion
Jan K. Brueckner and Kurt Van Dender, December 10, 2007
 
10. Trash Talk
Don Fullerton and Margaret Walls, December 3, 2007
 
9. Congestion Pricing: Lessons from London
Jonathan Leape, November 26, 2007
 
8. A New Chapter in the History of Malaria Control
Maciej F. Boni and David L. Smith, November 19, 2007
 
7. How People Feel, Here and in China, about Reducing Mortality Risks
Alan Krupnick, November 12, 2007
 
6. Does the Federal Government Spend too Much for Highways, or too Little?
Winston Harrington, October 29, 2007
 
5. The Political Economy of Addressing Overfishing in U.S. Waters
Harrison Fell and James N. Sanchirico, October 22, 2007
 
4. What Can Policymakers Learn from Experimental Economics?
John List, October 15, 2007
 
3. Green Cities and Economic Development
Matthew Kahn, October 8, 2007
 
2. The Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone: Mess, Problem, or Puzzle?
Don Scavia, University of Michigan, October 1, 2007
 
1. What are the Biggest Environmental Challenges Facing the United States?
  Paul Portney, September 7, 2007

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