Thomas C Kinnaman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1470826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas C Kinnaman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas C |
| FAMILY NAME | Kinnaman |
| SIGNATURE | KINNAMAN T C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bucknell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The economic impact of shale gas extraction
Policy Watch
There are 8,875 municipalities in the United States that have initiated curbside recycling programs over the past two decades to help reduce residential solid waste. Four thousand of these municipalities encourage recycling by requiring households to pay a fee for each unit of garbage presented at the curb for collection. How beneficial have the various recycling policies been in practice? This article examines the empirical lessons gained from t…
Explaining the Growth in Municipal Recycling Programs
The implementation of thousands of municipal recycling programs in the United States has increased recycling’s portion of solid waste from 10% to 30% over the past decade. But the lack of accurate data has spurred a debate over whether the growth in recycling can be attributed to market or nonmarket factors. To address this issue, this article conducts a benefit-cost analysis of a municipal recycling program. Results suggest recycling is costly. …
Garbage and Recycling with Endogenous Local Policy
Policy Watch
There are 8,875 municipalities in the United States that have initiated curbside recycling programs over the past two decades to help reduce residential solid waste. Four thousand of these municipalities encourage recycling by requiring households to pay a fee for each unit of garbage presented at the curb for collection. How beneficial have the various recycling policies been in practice? This article examines the empirical lessons gained from t…
Garbage and Recycling with Endogenous Local Policy
Explaining the Growth in Municipal Recycling Programs
The implementation of thousands of municipal recycling programs in the United States has increased recycling’s portion of solid waste from 10% to 30% over the past decade. But the lack of accurate data has spurred a debate over whether the growth in recycling can be attributed to market or nonmarket factors. To address this issue, this article conducts a benefit-cost analysis of a municipal recycling program. Results suggest recycling is costly. …
Explaining the Growth in Municipal Recycling Programs
The implementation of thousands of municipal recycling programs in the United States has increased recycling’s portion of solid waste from 10% to 30% over the past decade. But the lack of accurate data has spurred a debate over whether the growth in recycling can be attributed to market or nonmarket factors. To address this issue, this article conducts a benefit-cost analysis of a municipal recycling program. Results suggest recycling is costly. …
Garbage and Recycling with Endogenous Local Policy
Policy Watch
There are 8,875 municipalities in the United States that have initiated curbside recycling programs over the past two decades to help reduce residential solid waste. Four thousand of these municipalities encourage recycling by requiring households to pay a fee for each unit of garbage presented at the curb for collection. How beneficial have the various recycling policies been in practice? This article examines the empirical lessons gained from t…
The economic impact of shale gas extraction
Economics (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Waste management (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Municipal Solid Waste Management (3 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (2 works) · Garbage (2 works) · Municipal solid waste (2 works) · Natural resource economics (2 works) · Public economics (2 works)