Funding the Public Transportation Needs of an Aging Population

Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates for American Public Transportation Association / by David Koffman, Richard Weiner, Amy Pfeiffer and Scott Chapman http://tinyurl.com/283hdqb [From Press Release] To serve the rapidly growing portion of Americans older than 65, public transportation will incur increased operating and capital costs on the order of another $3.9 billion annually by 2030, according … Continue reading »

Financing an Inclusive and Green Future : a Supportive Financial System and Green Growth for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific http://www.unescap.org/66/documents/Theme-Study/st-escap-2575.pdf [UN Pulse] The Asia-Pacific region (UNESCAP) has made considerable progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Financing an Inclusive and Green Future considers the challenges the region faces for achieving these Goals and shows that they are still within reach, given sufficient determination and … Continue reading »

Can Pollution Tax Rebates Protect Low-Income Families? The Effects of Relative Wage Rates

NBER working papers / by by Don Fullerton and Holly Monti (RFFers can access this paper onsite or by VPNing into the network and clicking the link below) http://papers.nber.org/papers/w15935 [Abstract] Pollution taxes are believed to burden low-income households that spend a greater than average share of income on pollution-intensive goods. Some propose to offset that … Continue reading »

Infrastructure 2010 : an Investment Imperative

Ernst & Young for the Urban Land Institute / by Jonathan D. Miller http://tinyurl.com/2bw2j86 [From Press Release] “Over the past several years that we have been co-producing this report, perhaps the most troubling conclusion overall is that the world is moving ahead in rebuilding and expanding its infrastructure without the United States. Bottom line, the … Continue reading »

CarbonInsights.org : New Climate Change Web Magazine

http://www.CarbonInsights.org [Environmental Economics posting] We are a new online magazine dedicated to climate analysis, economics and technology.  We feature original commentary and analysis, climate change illustrations and videos on environmental topics from around the web. … We are a bit like academic journals meets the New Yorker. Almost any topics in environmental economics is relevant … Continue reading »

How Much Damage Does the Market Think the Oil Spill Has Done?

Econbrowser.com post by Ben Fissel http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2010/05/how_much_damage.html At this point it’s really hard to tell how much the sinking of Deepwater Horizon and the ensuing oil spill will cost BP. There are a number of factors still in play, such as “when will the spill be capped?” or “how much of the oil will hit shore?” … Continue reading »

Advancing Clean Energy : a Report on the Clean Energy States Grant Program

National Governors Association / by Andrew Kambour, Greg Dierkers and Devashree Saha http://tinyurl.com/2aocxdj [Docuticker] Throughout the decade, states have launched initiatives to improve energy efficiency, promote alternative energy sources and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Some of these state efforts to transition to clean energy are highlighted in a new report released today by the National … Continue reading »

The State of Metropolitan America

Brookings Institution. Metropolitan Policy Program http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2010/0509_metro_america.aspx [Website] This report focuses on the major demographic forces transforming the nation and large metropolitan areas in the 2000s. In this sense, it previews what we will learn from the results of the 2010 Census, as well as supplements those results in important ways. It includes chapters that correspond … Continue reading »