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Environmental Economics by Charles D. Kolstad is a business book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Environmental Economics about?

Environmental Economics is the first text to concentrate solely on environmental economics―the problems of earth, air, and water pollution from an economic perspective―with an emphasis on both government regulation and private-sector anti-pollution incentives. With the assumption that readers already have an understanding of intermediate microeconomics, the book reaches into more detail on theory and analysis than most other textbooks in this area. Now fully revised in its second edition, Environmental Economics is divided into four primary sections: the first section defines the field of environmental economics in relation to general economics and to ecological and resource economics; the second section is normative, looking at market failure and asks why, even with apparent environmental protection, the market often fails to work properly; the third section is positive, examining government regulation of pollution using the industrial organization literature; and the final section covers more advanced topics, looking at risk, uncertainty, green accounting, international competition and cooperation and development. Including many international examples, the book places special

Who reads Environmental Economics?

Author

Charles D. Kolstad

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199732647

Category

business

Subjects

Economics, Business, Mathematical Economics

Rating

3.55 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14