Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/53133 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 741
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
In the past there was hardly any use of economic instruments in environmental policy, mainly command and control measures were used. More recently, ecological taxes as well as tradable permits became more popular and voluntary agreements have been implemented. Using the Public Choice approach we ask for the reasons of this wider acceptance of economic instruments. We conclude that the use of market based instruments in environmental policy has not increased very much and their impact on the actual situation is still rather low, but there is hope of at least some increase in the future.
Subjects: 
environmental policy
ecological taxes
tradable permits
voluntary agreements
voting behaviour
public bureaucracy
interest groups
JEL: 
Q00
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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