Modeling Incentive Problems in Environmental Regulation: Asymmetric Information, Policy Instruments, and Compliance Inspection

This dissertation examines three aspects of incentive problems in Environmental Regulation. The first deals with market failures and the government's corresponding corrective actions. The second examines the effects of regulatory policies and asks which kind of government interventions is efficient. The third observes diversity of regulations and investigates their interactions.

Questa tesi considera tre aspetti di Environmental Regulation. Il primo riguarda i fallimenti del mercato e le azioni correttive corrispondenti del governo. Il secondo prende in esame gli effetti delle politiche di regolamentazione e valuta interventi pubblici efficienti. Il terzo osserva diversità delle normative e indaga le loro interazioni.