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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Assessing the Distributional Impacts of Transferable Pollution Permits: The Case of Phosphorus Pollution Management at a River Basin Scale
Autores: | Kampas,   Athanasios; Mamalis,   Spyridon.
Data: | 2008-10-14
Ano: | 2006
Palavras-chave: | Pollution permits; Phosphorus; Nutrient management; Export coefficient model; Water quality; Distributive justice; Income inequality; Atkinson Index; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Resumo: | Although the initial allocation of pollution permits is neutral in terms of efficiency, it does have a significant impact on distributive equity. In this paper, we examine the two main categories of permit allocation rules, the distributive and the reductive, for controlling phosphorus pollution in a small catchment in South West England. Based on the premise that the regulatory choice compromises efficiency and equity, the main result of this paper is that an allocation of permits in proportion to the intensity of environmental preferences is a “win-win” choice. The reason is that it simultaneously achieves two goals. First, it is efficient (or cost-effective) since a permit system achieves a prespecified target at a minimum abatement cost, while second, it is the only allocation rule which reduces the income inequality of the baseline scenario.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/44115
Relação: | Agricultural Economics Review&gt;Volume 07, Issue 2, August 2006
Formato: | 12