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Climate Risk Management And Institutional Learning
August 1, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Insurance companies are a prominent mechanism for risk transfers. Many initiatives are looking toward private - public partnerships and new risk-management instruments to provide a cushion for...
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Paving The Way For U.S. Climate Leadership
April 1, 2008, 12:00am PDT
The United States should classify new international agreements to protect the Earth's climate system as executive agreements rather than as treaties. Unlike treaties, which require the advice and...
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Improving Flood Insurance And Flood Risk Management
February 1, 2009, 12:00am PST
This paper examines the history of St. Louis, Missouri in coping with flood risk over the past 15 years, with a focus on flood insurance. Six challenges to the continued management of riverine...
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Emissions Targets And The Real Business Cycle: Intensity Targets Versus Caps Or Taxes
November 1, 2009, 12:00am PDT
For reducing greenhouse gas emissions, intensity targets are attracting interest as a flexible mechanism that would better allow for economic growth than emissions caps. For the same expected...
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Food Safety And Risk Governance In Globalized Markets
July 1, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Today a new generation of food safety policy is emerging in OECD countries and international public health forums. The United States has actively contributed to the thinking and scientific...
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Conservation Policies And Labor Markets: Unraveling The Effects Of National Parks On Local Wages In Costa Rica
February 1, 2010, 12:00am PST
Despite the global environmental benefits of increasing the amount of protected areas, how these conservation policies affect the well-being of nearby individuals is still under debate. Using...
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International Fuel Tax Assessment: An Application To Chile
February 1, 2010, 12:00am PST
Most developed and developing country governments levy taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel used by motor vehicles. However, outside of the United States and Europe, automobile and heavy truck...
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The Porter Hypothesis At 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation And Competitiveness?
January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST
Twenty years ago, Harvard Business School economist and strategy professor Michael Porter stood conventional wisdom about the impact of environmental regulation on business on its head by...
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India's Health Initiative: Financing Issues And Options
October 1, 2007, 12:00am PDT
In response to the challenge of sustaining the health gains achieved in the better-performing states and ensuring that the lagging states catch up with the rest of the country, the Indian...
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India's Health Initiative: Financing Issues And Options
October 1, 2007, 12:00am PDT
In response to the challenge of sustaining the health gains achieved in the better-performing states and ensuring that the lagging states catch up with the rest of the country, the Indian...
Provided by Resources for the Future
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White Papers
The Porter Hypothesis At 20: Can Environmental Regulation Enhance Innovation And Competitiveness?
January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST
Twenty years ago, Harvard Business School economist and strategy professor Michael Porter stood conventional wisdom about the impact of environmental regulation on business on its head by...
Provided by Resources for the Future
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White Papers
International Fuel Tax Assessment: An Application To Chile
February 1, 2010, 12:00am PST
Most developed and developing country governments levy taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel used by motor vehicles. However, outside of the United States and Europe, automobile and heavy truck...
Provided by Resources for the Future
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White Papers
Conservation Policies And Labor Markets: Unraveling The Effects Of National Parks On Local Wages In Costa Rica
February 1, 2010, 12:00am PST
Despite the global environmental benefits of increasing the amount of protected areas, how these conservation policies affect the well-being of nearby individuals is still under debate. Using...
Provided by Resources for the Future
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White Papers
Food Safety And Risk Governance In Globalized Markets
July 1, 2010, 12:00am PDT
Today a new generation of food safety policy is emerging in OECD countries and international public health forums. The United States has actively contributed to the thinking and scientific...
Provided by Resources for the Future
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White Papers
Emissions Targets And The Real Business Cycle: Intensity Targets Versus Caps Or Taxes
November 1, 2009, 12:00am PDT
For reducing greenhouse gas emissions, intensity targets are attracting interest as a flexible mechanism that would better allow for economic growth than emissions caps. For the same expected...
Provided by Resources for the Future
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White Papers
Improving Flood Insurance And Flood Risk Management
February 1, 2009, 12:00am PST
This paper examines the history of St. Louis, Missouri in coping with flood risk over the past 15 years, with a focus on flood insurance. Six challenges to the continued management of riverine...
Provided by Resources for the Future
-
White Papers
Paving The Way For U.S. Climate Leadership
April 1, 2008, 12:00am PDT
The United States should classify new international agreements to protect the Earth's climate system as executive agreements rather than as treaties. Unlike treaties, which require the advice and...
Provided by Resources for the Future
-
White Papers
Climate Risk Management And Institutional Learning
August 1, 2007, 12:00am PDT
Insurance companies are a prominent mechanism for risk transfers. Many initiatives are looking toward private - public partnerships and new risk-management instruments to provide a cushion for...
Provided by Resources for the Future
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