HOW PENALTY AFFECTS ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL-REGULATIONS

Authors
FANG LP HIPEL KW KILGOUR DM
Citation
Lp. Fang et al., HOW PENALTY AFFECTS ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL-REGULATIONS, Applied mathematics and computation, 83(2-3), 1997, pp. 281-301
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Mathematics
Journal title
Applied mathematics and computation → ACNP
ISSN journal
00963003
Volume
83
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
281 - 301
Database
ISI
SICI code
0096-3003(1997)83:2-3<281:HPAEOE>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Game-theoretic models are developed for formally studying enforcement as it relates to environmental laws and regulations. The key question addressed here is how variations in the severity of penalties affect v iolation levels and frequencies. The contributions of this study to en vironmental policy development include methods for measuring the effec tiveness of enforcement, improving the efficiency of monitoring, and o ptimizing the design of regulations. (C) Elsevier Science Inc., 1997.