Economic Perspectives on International Waste Transport

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Economic Perspectives on International Waste Transport

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Economic Perspectives on International Waste Transport

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

AH - Ekonomie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2007

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

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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Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

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Název nakladatele

Nakladatelství a vydavatelství litomyšlského semináře

Místo vydání

Prague

Místo konání akce

The University of Economics, Prague, Czech Rep.

Datum konání akce

22. 10. 2007

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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