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Financial Assurance for Environmental Protection:

As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Micheal Orlando of Economics Advisors Inc. presents on financial contracting, energy, and the environment.

Published on: August 10, 2012
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Decision Markets for Environmental Policy

As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Robin Hanson of George Mason University presents on information markets for environmental services.

Published on: August 10, 2012
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Patron Saints of the Environmental Movement

As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Jonathan Karpoff offers the keynote address highlighting Ronald Coase and environmental finance. Chapter 2 offers an overview of the patron saints.

Published on: August 10, 2012
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Patron Saints of the Environmental Movement

As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Jonathan Karpoff offers the keynote address highlighting Ronald Coase and environmental finance. Section 3 highlights Ronald Coase’s contributions.

Published on: August 10, 2012
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Patron Saints of the Environmental Movement

As part of PERC’s Free Market Environmentalism Workshop, “Financial Contracting, Transaction Costs, and Environmental Amenities,” Dr. Jonathan Karpoff offers the keynote address highlighting Ronald Coase and environmental finance.

Published on: August 10, 2012

Saving African Rhinos

[…] common rhino species on the AUDIO: In 1900, the southern white rhinoceros was the most endangered of the five rhinoceros species. Less than 20 rhinos remained in a single reserve in South Africa. By 2010, white rhino numbers had climbed to more than 20,000, making it the most common rhino species on the planet.

Published on: July 26, 2012

Q & A with Godwin Nnanna on the Niger Delta and Pollution

[…] small.Β  So we have the biggest market for generators.Β  Visit any place in Lagos and you’ll see a block of four flats with at least four generating plants.Β  Some households have 2 or 3. It is not so even in some smaller countries in the region.Β  I lived in Accra, Ghana for almost 5 […]

Published on: July 20, 2012

Planned Obsolescence: The Good and the Bad

[…] class=”alignright wp-image-3976 size-full wp-image-2957″ title=”The evolution of cell phones” src=”http://perc-development/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mobile_phone_evolution.jpg” alt=”” width=”221″ height=”332″ />by Addison Del Mastro

Just like good and bad cholesterol, there is good and bad planned obsolescence – the business practice of consciously limiting a product’s lifespan. This may come as a surprise to many people, since planned obsolescence usually has a […]

Published on: July 18, 2012

Growth is Green

[…] risk, it is brown, not green.” So why is environmental policy often at odds with economic opportunity? Falaschetti will explore this question and present the case for free market environmentalism at FreedomFest on Thursday, July 12th. The costs of transacting over environmental services can be considerable, opening the door for policy makers (and even […]

Published on: July 10, 2012

Let Freedom Ring

While June brings a great group of students to Montana each year, July brings thoughts of freedom. The two have much in common. Every yearΒ PERC and Liberty Fund co-sponsorΒ a program for students. It is a weeklong seminar that provides an opportunity for a group of undergraduate college students to become immersed in ideas about […]

Published on: July 4, 2012