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Céline Bonnet, Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache, and Tifenn Corre
December 2016
After fossil fuels, agricultural production and fisheries are industries with the largest impact on the environment in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, especially in the production of ruminant meats such as beef, veal or lamb. In order to reduce this environmental impact, consumers can...
F-J. Elorza, A. Malagò, M. Pastori, Arnaud Reynaud, A. Udias, and O. Vigiak
vol. 8, n. 9, 2016
Nitrogen losses in the form of Nitrate (N-NO3) from point and diffuse sources of pollution are recognized to be the leading cause of water body impairment throughout Europe. Implementation of conservation programs is perceived as being crucial for restoring and protecting the good ecological status...
Jean-Pierre Amigues, Gilles Lafforgue, and Michel Moreaux
n. 208-209, 2016, pp. 39–55
We characterize the optimal exploitation paths of two perfect substitute primary energy resources, a non-renewable polluting resource and a carbon-free renewable one. Both resources can supply the energy needs of two sectors. Sector 1 is able to reduce its carbon footprint at a reasonable cost...
Thomas-Olivier Léautier
vol. 37, n. 2, 2016
This article formally analyzes the various corrective mechanisms that have been proposed and implemented to alleviate underinvestment in electric power generation. It yields three main analytical findings. First, physical capacity certificates markets implemented in the United States restore...
Denis Lanzanova, M.B. Milovanovicz, Arnaud Reynaud, and A. de Roo
vol. 13, n. 2, December 2016, pp. 247–266
We provide the first estimate of a household water demand function in Serbia. The econometric model is estimated on a panel dataset made of the 25 Serbian districts (oblasts) covering years 2009 to 2012. Our estimates reveal a price elasticity of the Serbian household water demand varying between -...
Christian Gollier
vol. 92, n. 4, December 2016
Nacima Baron, Claude Crampes, and Xavier Ursat
France Guérin-Pace, and Évelyne Mesclier (eds.), 2016
vol. 84, December 2016, pp. 66–83
Because of the uncertainty about how to model the growth process of our economy, there is still much confusion about which discount rates should be used to evaluate actions having long-lasting impacts, as in the contexts of climate change, social security reforms or large public infrastructures for...
Loic Batte, and Georges Casamatta
John Piggott, and Alan Woodland (eds.), chapter 7, 2016
This paper reviews the latest developments in the political economy literature that are concerned with the consequences of population aging, with a primary focus on the threat posed by aging to the continued existence of public pension programs in developed countries. After briefly recalling why...
Liliane Bonnal, and Ornella Boutry
vol. 36, n. 3, 2016, pp. 1523–1533
