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On the perils of environmentally friendly alternatives

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2024). Alpizar, F. F. Carlsson and G. Lanza (2024) Abstract Environmentally friendly alternatives (EFA) are touted as a key component of a transition towards lowering the impact of human activity on the environment. Still, the environmental costs of these technologies are seldom null; they are simply less environmentally damaging thanContinueContinue reading “On the perils of environmentally friendly alternatives”

Input Efficiency as a Solution to Externalities and Resource Scarcity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the Association on Environmental and Resource Economist. (forthcoming 2024). Alpizar, F.. M. Bernedo and P. Ferraro. Abstract Resource-conserving technologies are widely reported to benefit both the people who adopt them and the environment. Evidence for these “win-win” claims comes largely from modeling or nonexperimental designs and mostly from the energy sector. In aContinueContinue reading “Input Efficiency as a Solution to Externalities and Resource Scarcity: A Randomized Controlled Trial”

Time and risk preferences of individuals, married couples and unrelated pairs

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (2022) Bernedo Del Carpio, M.,  F. Alpizar, and  P.J. Ferraro Abstract To protect the oceans’ natural capital and promote sustainable economic growth, the world needs to move beyond a business-as-usual relationship with its marine resources. Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a key tool to manage our oceans. This paperContinueContinue reading “Time and risk preferences of individuals, married couples and unrelated pairs”