Environmental cost-benefit analysis, or CBA, refers to the economic appraisal of policies and
projects that have the deliberate aim of improving the provision of environmental services or …

In this article we critically review the economic literature on the effects of environmental
changes on public health, in both the developed and the develo** world. We first focus on …

This paper's findings suggest that an arbitrary Chinese policy that greatly increases total
suspended particulates (TSPs) air pollution is causing the 500 million residents of Northern …

During the last two decades of rapid economic growth, China's environmental pollution has
become increasingly serious, and the corresponding health damage has become a …

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits
and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme–often of a social nature. It …

While the basic principles of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) are long-standing, the challenges
entailed in applying these principles are constantly evolving. This paper reviews recent …

Abstract Contingent Valuation in Practice takes the reader through each of the basic steps in
the design and administration of a contingent-valuation study. The text is written for the …

The major impediment to performing a benefit–cost analysis in many fields of applied
economics, such as those dealing with culture, environment, health, and transportation, is …

Air pollution and its effects on public health have received considerable attention in China.
This paper extends discussion of the relationship between pollution and health by focusing …

The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) is an empirical regularity showing how some
pollutants increase and then decrease with rising per capita incomes. Popular discussions …