Economic Perspectives on International Waste Transport
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Economic Perspectives on International Waste Transport
Original language description
This paper explores the causes of the illegal waste transport problem between Germany and the Czech Republic, and identifies the positive and negative impacts of waste trade by reviewing economic theory and empirical studies. The recent history of illegal German waste imports to Bohemia in the northern Czech Republic is described and put in European context. The paper then reviews economic perspectives on the causes and effects of waste transport. The theory that both exporters and importers should benefit from waste trade, and that any negative impacts can be mitigated through the use of host fees, is critiqued. Even the legal waste trade can suffer from market failures and impose externalities that harm human health and the environment, suggesting that there is a legitimate role for regulating waste transport. The Czech case reveals that waste export is generally motivated by desire to evade costly waste management rules and undermines source reduction and recycling efforts.
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
AH - Economics
OECD FORD branch
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
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Publication year
2007
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
Environmental Economics, Policy and International Relations: Papers presented at 9th seminar of PhD students, young scientists and researchers of Visegrad group countries
ISBN
978-80-86709-11-6
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Number of pages
11
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Publisher name
Nakladatelství a vydavatelství litomyšlského semináře
Place of publication
Prague
Event location
The University of Economics, Prague, Czech Rep.
Event date
Oct 22, 2007
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
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