Publications & Documents

Agriculture, Trade and the Environment: The Arable Crop Sector

Agricultural support policies affect the pattern and structure of agricultural production, with consequences for the environment. But what are these impacts and how might they be affected by further agricultural policy reform and trade liberalisation? What are governments doing...

Public Sector Consumption

Work has been undertaken on how national governments and other public authorities could generate both direct and indirect environmental benefits through greener public purchasing programmes and initiatives.

Природоохранные платежи за загрязнение и продукцию в Армении: Оценка хода реформ и направления дальнейшего усовершенствования, 2004

OECD Conference on Public Environmental Policy and the Private Firm (14-15 June 2005, Washington DC)

Trade and Structural Adjustment: Sectoral Case Studies in Agriculture and Fisheries

Studies of the Mexico-USA avocado trade; Australian dairy industry; Chilean agro-food sector; Kenyan cut flower sector; agricultural reform in New Zealand; fisheries in Denmark and seafood in Thailand.

Analytical Framework for Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Extended Producer Responsibility Programmes

Extended Producer Responsibility is a policy approach where the responsibility of producers for their products is extended to include the social costs of waste management. This document, prepared by Prof. Stephen Smith, proposes a framework for analysing the costs and benefits of such programmes

The United Kingdom Climate Change Levy: A Study in Political Economy

This document, prepared by Prof. David Pearce, assesses the political economy of the UK Climate Change Levy. The levy has contributed to the UK climate change targets. It may well have fared better than some regulations, but whether it has done better than a pure carbon tax is debatable.

The United Kingdom Climate Change Levy: A Study in Political Economy

This document, prepared by Prof. David Pearce, assesses the political economy of the UK Climate Change Levy. The levy has contributed to the UK climate change targets. It may well have fared better than some regulations, but whether it has done better than a pure carbon tax is debateable.

Portugal fisheries management system

Information on the administration, legal framework and other aspects of fisheries management in Portugal.

Fisheries management systems in OECD countries

Information on fishery management systems from OECD member countries and observers.