IMF Working Papers

An Analytical Framework of Environmental Issues

By Jonathan Levin

June 1, 1993

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Jonathan Levin. An Analytical Framework of Environmental Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1993) accessed December 23, 2024
Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

Environmental effects which were insignificant in the past, when the fewer concentrations of population or products of modern technology allowed the vast absorptive capacity of nature to act as a sink, are quite evident today--in the pollution of air or water, the overuse of potentially renewable fishing or forestry resources, or the wasteful extraction of nonrenewable, mineral, resources. To contribute to an overall understanding of environmental issues, this paper sets out a general analytical framework encompassing the physical character of environmental problems, the behavioral factors that contribute to them, and the principal approaches to their prevention and correction.

Subject: Climate change, Discount rates, Environment, Environmental policy, Environmental taxes, Financial services, Health, Taxes

Keywords: Air quality, Carbon dioxide, Central and Eastern Europe, Climate change, Cost, Discount rates, Environmental policy, Environmental taxes, Global, Hazardous waste, Heavy metal pollutant, Market forces, Oil spill, Pollution reduction requirement, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    18

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1993/053

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0531993

  • ISBN:

    9781451847314

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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