Rff Press imprint: 89 books

Environmental Quality in a Growing Economy

Essays from the Sixth RFF Forum

by Henry Jarrett
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

Twelve scholars examine some leading problems in environmental quality, analyze present situations and future prospects, and suggest what might be done about them. Originally published in 1966

Perspectives On Conservation

Essays on America's Natural Resources

by Henry Jarrett
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

A collection of papers based on those prepared by authorities who participated in the 1958 RFF forum, including contributions by Samuel Hays and John Kenneth Galbraith. Originally published in 1958

Environmental Economics

A Theoretical Inquiry

by Karl-Goran Maler
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Robert C. Lind, Kenneth J. Arrow, Gordon R. Corey
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

This is a collection of theoretical papers, including contributions by Partha Dasgupta and three Nobel prize-winning economists: Kenneth Arrow, Amartya Sen, and Joseph Stiglitz. Originally published in 1982.
by Robert M. Solow
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014

Nobel Laureate Robert Solow explores how changes in social accounting practice could contribute to more rational debate and action in crafting economic and environmental policy. A thoughtful work about the wise use of society's natural resources, intergenerational equity, and the translation of ideas about sustainability into real policy.
by Kenneth J. Arrow, Mordecai Kruz
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

This book, co-authored by the Nobel-prized economist, Kenneth Arrow, considers public expenditures in the context of modern growth theory. It analyzes optimal growth with public capital. A theory of 'controllability' is developed and injected into public economics and growth models. Originally published in 1970

Limiting Oil Imports

An Economic History and Analysis

by Douglas R. Bohi, Milton Russell
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Lowdon Wingo Jr., Alan Evans
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Diana C. Gibbons
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

Gibbons examines the water supply problem through five case studies. The problems faced by these regions and the methods suggested to overcome them provide excellent models for the entire United States. The case studies---typically, expanding supplies---but economic efficiency principles lead to emphasizing managing the demand. In many cases, this means reducing demand by raising prices.

Analyzing Demand Behavior

A Study of Energy Elasticities

by Douglas R. Bohi
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Unitization of Oil and Gas Fields in Texas

A Study of Legislative, Administrative, and Judicial Policies

by Jacqueline Lang Weaver
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

By 1985, every oil and gas-producing state but Texas had passed a 'unitization' statute requiring cooperation among the various owners of oil and gas reserves. Using interviews, legislative transcripts, and statistical data, Jacqualine Lang Weaver attempts to explain why Texas failed to enact such...

Using Surveys to Value Public Goods

The Contingent Valuation Method

by Robert Cameron Mitchell, Richard T. Carson
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

Economists and others have long believed that by balancing the costs of such public goods as air quality and wilderness areas against their benefits, informed policy choices can be made. But the problem of putting a dollar value on cleaner air or water and other goods not sold in the marketplace has...

Energy in America's Future

The Choices Before Us

by Sam H. Schurr, Joel Darmstadter, Harry Perry
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

Results of a comprehensive two-year study analyzing the facts and policy alternatives.  Originally published in 1979.
by Sam H. Schurr
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013

Authors with widely different perspectives consider two important social objectives: assuring future energy supplies and protecting the natural environment. Contributors include Kenneth Boulding, Glenn Seaborg, and Barry Commoner. Particularly useful to students and interested non-specialists. Originally published in 1972
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