Essays about: "policy stringency"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words policy stringency.

  1. 1. BALLOT STRUCTURE, DISTRICT MAGNITUDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STRINGENCY. A Quantitative Study of OECD Countries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Thi Thu Le; [2024-01-18]
    Keywords : ballot structure; open-list proportional representation; environmental policy; personal vote; district magnitude;

    Abstract : The role of the electoral rules, and the ballot structure more specifically, in determining environmental policy outcomes has received minimal attention in the literature. This paper contributes to this gap by analyzing the environmental policy consequences in proportional representation (PR) systems with different ballot designs. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effect of the California cap-and-trade on green innovation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Stina Åberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Green innovation; California cap-and-trade; policy evaluation; green technology patents; directed technological change; synthetic control method;

    Abstract : Current environmental policies have not performed effectively enough to mitigate climate change. Continuous evaluation of economic policy is imperative to close the gap between projected emission reductions and actual performance. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Relationship Between Environmental Policy Stringency and Trade Flows

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Philip Lindersten; Zeshan Shiekh; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental policy stringency; Trade flows; Competitiveness hypothesis; Porter hypothesis;

    Abstract : Ceteris paribus, it is unclear whether a more stringent environmental policy increases or decreases a country's competitiveness. Two hypotheses have been formulated in this decade-long debate: the competitiveness hypothesis - stating that a more stringent environmental policy decreases competitiveness, and the Porter Hypothesis, claiming the opposite. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Porter Hypothesis: Fact or Myth? - A Case Study on the EU Emissions Trading System

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Cecilia Sacklen; Tintin Wilsby; [2023]
    Keywords : Porter Hypothesis; Environmental policy; Eco-innovation; EU ETS; Firm performance;

    Abstract : This study investigates the Porter Hypothesis in the context of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), the world's largest cap-and-trade system within environmental regulations. The Porter Hypothesis posits that environmental regulations can stimulate eco-innovation and ultimately improve the financial performance of regulated firms. READ MORE

  6. 5. MEASURING ECO-EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION IN OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES : A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mahmoud Seif Mohammed; [2022]
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    Abstract : This paper analyzed the eco-efficiency of 27 OECD member countries by using output-oriented Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. In the set-up of the model, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was used as a good output whereas Carbon dioxide (CO2), Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions were used as bad outputs. READ MORE