A Computable General Equilibrium Model For Environment Policy Analysis

Author : John R. Madden,Hiroyuki Shibusawa,Yoshiro Higano
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811539701

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Environmental Economics and Computable General Equilibrium Analysis by John R. Madden,Hiroyuki Shibusawa,Yoshiro Higano Pdf

This book addresses major issues such as a growing world energy demand, environmental degradation due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, and risk management of disastrous events such as pandemics, abnormal climate, and earthquakes. Using cutting-edge analytical tools, particularly computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling, the analyses are focused on a very wide range of policy-relevant economic questions for the Asia-Pacific region, especially for Japan, China, India, Vietnam, and smaller nations, including Brunei, Timor Leste, and Fiji. The first part considers (a) the effects of climate change on agriculture sectors, energy policies, and future GHG emission trends, (b) adaptation to climate changes in energy policy and its impacts on the economies, and (c) risk management of catastrophic events such as global pandemics. The second part examines (a) energy environmental issues, (b) economic impacts of natural disaster and depopulation, and (c) effects of informatics development on risk management, using CGE modelling and other methods in regional science fields. Contributors are internationally active leading CGE modellers and environmental economists. The book should be greatly beneficial for scholars and graduate students as well as policy makers who are interested in the economic effects and management of risks relating to climate change and disastrous events.

Author : John W. Maxwell,Jürgen von Hagen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0792377524

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Empirical Studies of Environmental Policies in Europe by John W. Maxwell,Jürgen von Hagen Pdf

The visible encroachment of industrial development on the environment, and its unintended consequences, has increased public demand for better environmental management and policy. As policy makers struggle to meet these demands, empirical analysis of the effects of environmental policies is crucial for guiding the development, the implementation, and the evaluation of alternative government interventions and regulatory approaches. Such analysis is scarce, however. The need for empirical studies is particularly large in Europe, where environmental policy debates are still mainly theoretical and tend to reflect different ideological positions more than informed assessments of alternative policies. Empirical Studies of Environmental Policies in Europe presents contributions on empirical environmental policy evaluation. The individual chapters, written by authors from Europe and the US, contain quantitative studies of proposed and implemented environmental policies, at both the micro and macroeconomic levels. The policy issues studied in this volume include the 'double dividend-hypothesis' of carbon taxation, the political economy of en

Author : Jian Xie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015040636923

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Environmental Policy Analysis by Jian Xie Pdf

Using the computable general equilibrium (CGE) approach, this work develops an integrated economic and environmental model for environmental policy analysis for developing countries. The model is applied to China, and the policies under scrutiny include pollution emission taxes.

Author : Peter B. Dixon,Dale Jorgenson
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 1143 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780444536358

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Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling by Peter B. Dixon,Dale Jorgenson Pdf

In this collection of 17 articles, top scholars synthesize and analyze scholarship on this widely used tool of policy analysis, setting forth its accomplishments, difficulties, and means of implementation. Though CGE modeling does not play a prominent role in top US graduate schools, it is employed universally in the development of economic policy. This collection is particularly important because it presents a history of modeling applications and examines competing points of view. Presents coherent summaries of CGE theories that inform major model types Covers the construction of CGE databases, model solving, and computer-assisted interpretation of results Shows how CGE modeling has made a contribution to economic policy

Author : Mary E. Burfisher
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107132207

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Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium Models by Mary E. Burfisher Pdf

The book provides a hands-on introduction to computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, written at an accessible, undergraduate level.

Author : Jeroen C. J. M. Van den Bergh
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 1326 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781843768586

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Handbook of Environmental and Resource Economics by Jeroen C. J. M. Van den Bergh Pdf

This major reference book comprises specially commissioned surveys in environmental and resource economics written by an international team of experts. Authoritative yet accessible, each entry provides a state-of-the-art summary of key areas that will be invaluable to researchers, practitioners and advanced students.

Author : Francisco J. André,M. Alejandro Cardenete,Carlos Romero
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783642121838

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Designing Public Policies by Francisco J. André,M. Alejandro Cardenete,Carlos Romero Pdf

This monograph provides a novel approach to the evaluation of economic policy by combining two different analytical strategies. On the one hand, the computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis, a standard tool mostly used to quantify the impact of economic measures or changes in the structural data of the economy. On the other hand, the multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach, an op- misation technique that deals with problems with more than one objective. Ty- cally, CGE is well suited for the analysis of the interactions of multiple agents from the point of view of a planner single objective. Combining this technique with the MCDM approach allows developing models in which we ?nd many interacting agents and a decision maker with several objectives. The contribution of this work is partly methodological and partly applied. It provides a framework for the analysis of this type of problems, as well as a series of applications in which the strength of the approach is made clear. The consideration of environmental problems, as a speci?c ?eld in which this technique of analysis can be used, is particularly well chosen. The environmental concern keeps growing steadily and has already become an issue in most of the standard economic decisions. It is therefore extremely important to ?nd systematic ways to introduce such a concern in the models with which we evaluate the impact of policy measures.

Author : Blair Townsend,Ravi Ratnayake
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789813105669

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Trade Liberalisation and the Environment by Blair Townsend,Ravi Ratnayake Pdf

This book assesses the magnitude of the effects of trade liberalisation on welfare and the environment in the context of a small open economy, and the degree to which these effects are influenced by environmental policy. It is expected that the results of this study will provide some direction for trade and environmental policies, and will help to fill part of the empirical vacuum in this field. These results will be widely applicable to open-market-based economies and to countries embarking on major liberalisation programs.

Author : Martin Hill
Publisher : Stockholm School of Economics Efi Economic Research Institut
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Computable general equilibrium models
ISBN : 917258551X

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Essays on Environmental Policy Analysis by Martin Hill Pdf

Author : Luz Centeno Stenberg,Mahinda Siriwardana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015080849121

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A Computable General Equilibrium Model for Environment Policy Analysis by Luz Centeno Stenberg,Mahinda Siriwardana Pdf

The deterioration of forest resources and poor economic performance in the Philippines calls for a serious rethinking in economic policies addressing both environmental and economic objectives. In order to protect the Philippine forests, the government implemented the Master Plan for Forestry Development covering a 25-year period (i.e. 1991-2015). However, after 16 years of implementation, the Philippine forestry industry has experienced a further reduction in production and in areas devoted to old-growth forests. The annual allowable cut remains excessive as it was prior to 1990. This proves to be an important forestry policy instrument as the findings in this book suggest that the volume of timber or the rate of deforestation is directly affected by the annual allowable cut rather than by population growth and poverty. The recent economic literature suggests the possibility of attaining both macroeconomic growth and sustainability in natural resource use. To examine the economy-wide effects of the Master Plan and the plausibility of attaining sustainable growth, a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is developed with an appended forestry sub-model adopted from Dee (1991). The research found that given steady-state in forestry, the Dee model can serve as a simple representation of forest growth. However, in the context of positive environmental services and non-steady state growth in forestry, the Dee model might be inappropriate. Given the present land use arrangements in the Philippines, the book suggests that the country will meet both objectives of growth and conservation via a combination of a reduction in forestry discount rate and a uniform reduction in sectoral tariffs. Despite the positive effect of uniform tariff reduction on gross domestic product, employment in some sectors is negatively affected particularly that of farmers, fishers and foresters. This indicates the significance of reforestation as an employment generation tool, notwithstanding its benefits towards resource and soil conservation. In general, forest conservation can be achieved with minimal economic sacrifice. Therefore, depending on the capability of the Philippine government to enforce land use policies, a direct set-aside program (national parks) and the implementation of selective logging programs can assist in the regeneration and perpetuation of the Philippine forest. The aim of the book is to illustrate the application of computable general equilibrium (CGE) models in analysing environmental issues, specifically deforestation in countries with limited access to primary/secondary data. It is an outcome of a government funded research project on deforestation in developing economies. We hope that this book will appeal to policy makers, politicians, academics, government officials especially in developing countries, post-graduate students interested in applied general equilibrium research and the like. The book brings into light a state-of-the-art CGE model with empirical applications into forestry policies in a developing Asian economy. Hence the analytical methodology and the empirical policy analysis have a greater applicability to many countries in Asia and beyond where deforestation has become a critical dynamic issue. This book can also be used as a textbook, in advanced courses in economic modeling at graduate level in universities.

Author : Amitrajeet A. Batabyal,Peter Nijkamp
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814289238

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Research Tools in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal,Peter Nijkamp Pdf

Key Features:First book of its kind in the fieldExamines and analyzes how key tools are used to conduct theoretical and empirical research in natural resource and environmental economics in contemporary timesCompiles various articles and accounts concerned with the relevant pedagogical discussionWritten by recognized experts and prominent international researchers in the field.

Author : Mohan Munasinghe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108404150

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Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century by Mohan Munasinghe Pdf

Provides a rigorous analysis of sustainable development that includes practical, policy-relevant, global case studies, explained concisely and clearly.

Author : Haris Doukas,Alexandros Flamos,Jenny Lieu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030031527

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Understanding Risks and Uncertainties in Energy and Climate Policy by Haris Doukas,Alexandros Flamos,Jenny Lieu Pdf

This open access book analyzes and seeks to consolidate the use of robust quantitative tools and qualitative methods for the design and assessment of energy and climate policies. In particular, it examines energy and climate policy performance and associated risks, as well as public acceptance and portfolio analysis in climate policy, and presents methods for evaluating the costs and benefits of flexible policy implementation as well as new framings for business and market actors. In turn, it discusses the development of alternative policy pathways and the identification of optimal switching points, drawing on concrete examples to do so. Lastly, it discusses climate change mitigation policies’ implications for the agricultural, food, building, transportation, service and manufacturing sectors.

Author : Sevil Acar,Ebru Voyvoda,Erinç Yeldan
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128135204

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Macroeconomics of Climate Change in a Dualistic Economy by Sevil Acar,Ebru Voyvoda,Erinç Yeldan Pdf

Macroeconomics of Climate Change in a Dualistic Economy: A Regional General Equilibrium Analysis generates significant, genuinely novel insights about dual economies and sustainable economic growth. These insights are generalize-able and applicable worldwide. The authors overcome existing limitations in general equilibrium modeling. By concentrating on tensions between green growth and dualism, they consider the global efforts against climate change and opposition by specific countries based on economic development needs. Using Turkey as their primary example, they address these two most discussed and difficult issues related to policy setting, blazing a path for those seeking an applied economic research framework to study such economic considerations. Couples a CGE climate change mitigation policy analysis with a dual economy approach Presents methods to model and assess policy instruments for mitigating climate change Provides data sets and models on a freely-accessible companion website Offers a path for those seeking an applied economic research framework to study economic considerations

Author : Rob B. Dellink
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 178195822X

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Modelling the Costs of Environmental Policy by Rob B. Dellink Pdf

'Extending economic models to include environmental emissions and environmental policy is now commonplace. Yet, the linking is often ad hoc and based on peculiar assumptions. In this book, Rob Dellink shows how emissions and emission reduction policies for five different environmental issues can be included in a forward-looking computable general equilibrium model, building emissions into production and consumption functions. At the technical level the book is superb and stands out for its exact specification of how this is done.' - Richard S.J. Tol, Hamburg University, Germany, Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Carnegie Mellon University, US This important new book enhances our understanding of the dynamic interactions between economic activity, economic growth, pollution abatement and environmental policy. It addresses one main policy problem: how can the direct and indirect costs of environmental policy for multiple pollutants be properly assessed in an applied model?