The design and implementation of US climate policy
By: edited by Don Fullerton and Catherine Wolfram
Series: National Bureau of Economic Research conference report; National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780226269146; 9780226921983
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Congresses; Climatic changes; Government policy; Economic aspects; Global warming
Description: This volume looks at the possible effects of various climate policies on economic outcomes. The studies examine topics that include coordination - or lack thereof - between the federal and state governments adn the specific consequences of various climate policies for the agricultural, automotive, and buildings sectors.
Notes: "This book contains the proceedings of an NBER conference held in Washington, DC, on May 13-14, 2010"--Page 3.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Climate policy in the broader context. Distributional impacts in a comprehensive climate policy package / Gilbert E. Metcalf, Aparna Mathur, and Kevin A. Hassett ; comment Hilary Sigman; title: Climate policy and labor markets / Olivier Deschênes ; comment Matthew E. Kahn; title: Limiting emissions and trade: some basic ideas / Kala Krishna ; comment Meredith Fowlie; title: Regulatory choice with pollution and innovation / Charles D. Kolstad ; comment V. Kerry Smith; title: Spillovers from climate policy to other pollutants / Stephen P. Holland ; comment Charles D. Kolstad; title: Markets for anthropogenic carbon within the larger carbon cycle / Severin Borenstein ; comment Wolfram Schlenker; title: Interactions with other policies. Interactions between state and federal climate change policies / Lawrence H. Goulder and Robert N. Stavins ; comment Arik Levinson; title: Belts and suspenders: interactions among climate policy regulations / Arik Levinson ; comment Gilbert E. Metcalf; title: Climate policy and voluntary initiatives: an evaluation of the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program / Matthew J.Kotchen ; comment Lucas W. Davis; title: Updating the allocation of greenhouse gas emissions permits in a federal cap-and-trade program / Meredith Fowlie ; comment Lawrence H. Goulder; title: Design features of climate policy. Upstream versus downstream implementation of climate policy / Erin T.Mansur ; comment Roberton C.Williams III; title: The economics of carbon offsets / James B. Bushnell ; comment Kala Krishna; title: Monitoring and enforcement of climate policy / Hilary Sigman ; comment Severin Borenstein; title: How can policy encourage economically sensible climate adaptation? / V. Kerry Smith ; comment Erin T. Mansur; title: Setting the initial time-profile of climate policy: the economics of environmental policy phase-ins / Roberton C. Williams III ; comment Stephen P. Holland; title: Sector-specific issues.  Urban policy effects on carbon mitigation / Matthew E.Kahn ; comment Christopher R. Knittel; title: Is agricultural production becoming more or less sensitive to extreme heat? Evidence from U.S.corn and soybean yields / Michael J. Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker ; comment James B. Bushnell; title: Carbon prices and automobile greenhouse gas emissions: the extensive and intensive margins / Christopher R.Knittel and Ryan Sandler ; comment Matthew J. Kotchen; title: Evaluating the slow adoption of energy efficient investments: are renters less likely to have energy efficient appliances? / Lucas W.Davis ; comment Olivier Deschênes.