This article surveys selected contributions of economics to the literature on water pollution
and the regulation of water quality. While not a comprehensive review, the article highlights …

In this concise, engaging, and provocative work, Richard Porter introduces readers to the
economic tools that can be applied to problems involved in handling a diverse range of …

Lawsuits over coffee burns, playground injuries, even bad teaching: litigation" horror stories"
create the impression that Americans are greedy, quarrelsome, and sue-happy. The truth, as …

This volume updates and combines two National Academy Press bestsellers--Prudent
Practices for Handling Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories and Prudent Practices for …

This paper surveys the economic theory behind regulatory and other solutions to the stark
ambient water pollution problems that exist in many developing countries, and what is …

This chapter analyzes monthly stock returns for 73 chemical companies using several
measures of Superfund exposure. It focuses on a single industry for three reasons. First …

This book is organized in three parts. Part I considers the problem of contaminated land with
particular reference to extent, politics, policy, planning, and the liability and costs for …

This chapter makes the case for utilizing insurance rather than the liability system to provide
protection against some chronic or sudden environmental risks. A chronic risk has a long …

The United States has the most developed system of environmental laws and regulations in
the world. Not surprisingly, its systems for managing and insuring environmental risks are …

The debate about Superfund liability has treated financing as a distinct issue from the
efficiency of clean-up. However, this paper presents a model of EPA decision-making in …