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1. Water Rights and Markets in the U.S. Semiarid West

   Efficiency and Equity Issues
   Ponencias
   Noviembre 2011
   Gary D. Libecap

   In this paper, Gary D. Libecap explores water in the semiarid western United States-a region in which many of the intensifying demand and supply problems regarding fresh water are playing out-as a...

2. Climate Change

   The Ultimate Tragedy of the Commons?
   Ponencias
   Noviembre 2011
   Jouni Paavola

   In this paper, Jouni Paavola investigates the potential of institutional diversity and polycentric governance to deal effectively with climate change. Starting with the recognition that top-down...

3. Sinking States

   Ponencias
   Noviembre 2011
   Katrina Miriam Wyman

   In this paper, Katrina Miriam Wyman addresses a novel property problem stemming from climate change: the submergence of low-lying lands because of sea-level rise and the resultant damage to property...

4. Preparing for Rising Water Along U.S. Coastlines

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Bruce Babbitt

   In this paper, Bruce Babbitt argues that the most extensive land use impacts in the United States caused by climate change will occur along coastlines. Rising sea levels are already encroaching on...

5. Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Zone Management

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2011
   Robert J. Nicholls

   In this paper, Robert J. Nicholls assesses the situation in other parts of the world, arguing that many cities, such as London, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai, are threatened by sea-level rise...

6. U.S. Private Property Rights in International Perspective

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2010
   Harvey M. Jacobs

   In this paper, Harvey M. Jacobs examines the conceptualization of private property rights in U.S. history and argues that the current private property rights system is unique and is constantly...

7. Private Conservation Easements

   Balancing Private Initiative and the Public Interest
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Gerald Korngold

   A commonly used property rights approach to conserving the environment is private conservation easements. Gerald Korngold discusses the benefits of this policy and proposes methods to mediate some of...

8. A Cross-Country Comparison of Decentralization and Environmental Protection

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2008
   Hilary Sigman

   Hilary Sigman presents a cross-country analysis of the relationships between decentralization and environmental quality. She employs four measures in her study: (1) access to improved sanitation; (2...

9. Increasing the Effectiveness of Public Service Delivery

   A Tournament Approach
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2008
   Clifford F. Zinnes

   Interjurisdictional competition under fiscal decentralization may give local governments the incentive to lower their environmental policy standards or grant businesses with lucrative tax exemptions...

10. Restricting Residential Construction

    Ponencias
    Mayo 2007
    Edward L. Glaeser

    In this paper, Edward L. Glaeser analyzes how land use regulations have affected housing costs in selected U.S. cities, and he looks at the welfare effects of zoning on the economy and nonpropertied...