A. M. Freeman III – författare

The Economic Approach to Environmental Policy draws together a selection of Myrick Freeman's most influential papers on key analytical and policy issues in the field of environmental economics.The papers collected in this significant volume cover a wide range of topics pertinent to the study of environmental economics including:the effects of environmental and resource policies on the distribution of incomethe incorporation of distribution effects into environmental policy analysisthe role of economic incentives in environmental policythe economic valuation of environment changesthe consideration of risk and uncertainty in economic valuation and policy makingThis outstanding collection also includes several papers that communicate, in a non-technical way, the ethical basis of environmental economics and the economic approach to environmental policy.It will be of great interest to academics and policymakers concerned with working in the area of environmental economics.