This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current research in the field of cost–benefit... more This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current research in the field of cost–benefit analysis and is designed as a starting point for those interested in undertaking advanced research. The Handbook contains major contributions to the development of the field, focussing on standard microeconomic policy evaluations, the relatively neglected area of macroeconomic policy and its integration into a formal CBA framework, and dynamic considerations in CBA
Page 1. 7 Richard M. Peck on Hugo E Sonnenschein ... Hugo was very supportive and even though thi... more Page 1. 7 Richard M. Peck on Hugo E Sonnenschein ... Hugo was very supportive and even though this is not quite the original focus, he never tried to dissuade me. The committee consisted of Hugo, Bob Anderson and Marty Osborne who was then at Columbia. ...
This article examines how the FCTC and the international negotiation process leading to the codif... more This article examines how the FCTC and the international negotiation process leading to the codification of the treaty can be analyzed as global public goods. The article introduces the concept of the 'power of the negotiation process.' That is, the process of negotiating legal instruments, apart from their eventual codification and implementation, can make significant contributions to the global policy environment.
Despite progress in implementing smoke-free laws in indoor public places and workplaces, millions... more Despite progress in implementing smoke-free laws in indoor public places and workplaces, millions of Americans remain exposed to secondhand smoke at home. The nation's 80 million multiunit housing residents, including the nearly 7 million who live in subsidized or public housing, are especially susceptible to secondhand smoke infiltration between units. We calculated national and state costs that could have been averted in 2012 if smoking were prohibited in all US subsidized housing, including public housing: 1) secondhand smoke-related direct health care, 2) renovation of smoking-permitted units; and 3) smoking-attributable fires. Annual cost savings were calculated by using residency estimates from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and cost data reported elsewhere. Data were adjusted for inflation and variations in state costs. National and state estimates (excluding Alaska and the District of Columbia) were calculated by cost type. Prohibiting smoking in subsidi...
The main purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence on the effects of the cigarette e... more The main purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence on the effects of the cigarette excise tax structure on three outcomes: cigarette prices, government revenues, and cigarette consumption. We composed cross-sectional time-series data for 21 EU countries from year 1998 to 2007 from various data resources. We provide strong evidence that the price gap between premium and low-priced
Cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use impose a large and growing global public health ... more Cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use impose a large and growing global public health burden. Worldwide, tobacco use is estimated to kill about 5 million people annually, accounting for 1 in every 5 male deaths and 1 in 20 female deaths of those over age 30. On current smoking patterns, annual tobacco deaths will rise to 10 million by 2030. The 21st century is likely to see 1 billion tobacco deaths, most of them in low-income countries. In contrast, the 20th century saw 100 million tobacco deaths, most of them in Western countries and the former socialist economies. Hundreds of millions of premature tobacco deaths could be avoided if effective interventions were widely applied in low- and middle-income countries. Numerous studies from high-income countries and a growing number from low- and middle-income countries provide robust evidence that tobacco tax increases, timely dissemination of information about the health risks of smoking, restrictions on smoking in public and...
The aim of this study is to evaluate three market models in their ability to support nitrogen rem... more The aim of this study is to evaluate three market models in their ability to support nitrogen removal through a managed wetland market. The unrestricted model allows emitters to buy permits from any wetland, has the lowest abatement cost, and highest environmental damage as defined in this paper. The “backyard” model, requiring emitters to exhaust permit supply in their local
This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current research in the field of cost–benefit... more This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current research in the field of cost–benefit analysis and is designed as a starting point for those interested in undertaking advanced research. The Handbook contains major contributions to the development of the field, focussing on standard microeconomic policy evaluations, the relatively neglected area of macroeconomic policy and its integration into a formal CBA framework, and dynamic considerations in CBA
Page 1. 7 Richard M. Peck on Hugo E Sonnenschein ... Hugo was very supportive and even though thi... more Page 1. 7 Richard M. Peck on Hugo E Sonnenschein ... Hugo was very supportive and even though this is not quite the original focus, he never tried to dissuade me. The committee consisted of Hugo, Bob Anderson and Marty Osborne who was then at Columbia. ...
This article examines how the FCTC and the international negotiation process leading to the codif... more This article examines how the FCTC and the international negotiation process leading to the codification of the treaty can be analyzed as global public goods. The article introduces the concept of the 'power of the negotiation process.' That is, the process of negotiating legal instruments, apart from their eventual codification and implementation, can make significant contributions to the global policy environment.
Despite progress in implementing smoke-free laws in indoor public places and workplaces, millions... more Despite progress in implementing smoke-free laws in indoor public places and workplaces, millions of Americans remain exposed to secondhand smoke at home. The nation's 80 million multiunit housing residents, including the nearly 7 million who live in subsidized or public housing, are especially susceptible to secondhand smoke infiltration between units. We calculated national and state costs that could have been averted in 2012 if smoking were prohibited in all US subsidized housing, including public housing: 1) secondhand smoke-related direct health care, 2) renovation of smoking-permitted units; and 3) smoking-attributable fires. Annual cost savings were calculated by using residency estimates from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and cost data reported elsewhere. Data were adjusted for inflation and variations in state costs. National and state estimates (excluding Alaska and the District of Columbia) were calculated by cost type. Prohibiting smoking in subsidi...
The main purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence on the effects of the cigarette e... more The main purpose of this study is to provide empirical evidence on the effects of the cigarette excise tax structure on three outcomes: cigarette prices, government revenues, and cigarette consumption. We composed cross-sectional time-series data for 21 EU countries from year 1998 to 2007 from various data resources. We provide strong evidence that the price gap between premium and low-priced
Cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use impose a large and growing global public health ... more Cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use impose a large and growing global public health burden. Worldwide, tobacco use is estimated to kill about 5 million people annually, accounting for 1 in every 5 male deaths and 1 in 20 female deaths of those over age 30. On current smoking patterns, annual tobacco deaths will rise to 10 million by 2030. The 21st century is likely to see 1 billion tobacco deaths, most of them in low-income countries. In contrast, the 20th century saw 100 million tobacco deaths, most of them in Western countries and the former socialist economies. Hundreds of millions of premature tobacco deaths could be avoided if effective interventions were widely applied in low- and middle-income countries. Numerous studies from high-income countries and a growing number from low- and middle-income countries provide robust evidence that tobacco tax increases, timely dissemination of information about the health risks of smoking, restrictions on smoking in public and...
The aim of this study is to evaluate three market models in their ability to support nitrogen rem... more The aim of this study is to evaluate three market models in their ability to support nitrogen removal through a managed wetland market. The unrestricted model allows emitters to buy permits from any wetland, has the lowest abatement cost, and highest environmental damage as defined in this paper. The “backyard” model, requiring emitters to exhaust permit supply in their local
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