Motorcycles Retirement Program: Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Framework

This paper studies instrument choice under market-based regulations when governments expropriate private property in order to protect the environment. The analysis uses survey data collected for Bangkok's old motorcycle retirement program. While the literature studies only "Cash for Clunke...

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Main Authors: Tomohara, Akinori, Xue, Jian
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Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4983
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spelling okr-10986-49832021-04-23T14:02:20Z Motorcycles Retirement Program: Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Framework Tomohara, Akinori Xue, Jian Economics of Regulation L510 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170 Environmental Economics: Government Policy Q580 This paper studies instrument choice under market-based regulations when governments expropriate private property in order to protect the environment. The analysis uses survey data collected for Bangkok's old motorcycle retirement program. While the literature studies only "Cash for Clunkers" schemes, this hypothetical experiment allows us to compare owners' preferences for alternative schemes. Policy implications of the proposed schemes can be inferred after examining owners' responses to different financial incentive provided by the government. Our analysis provides criteria that could be used when choosing one scheme over another. 2012-03-30T07:30:41Z 2012-03-30T07:30:41Z 2009 Journal Article Journal of Policy Modeling 01618938 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4983 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Thailand
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topic Economics of Regulation L510
Economic Development: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Energy
Environment
Other Primary Products O130
Formal and Informal Sectors
Shadow Economy
Institutional Arrangements O170
Environmental Economics: Government Policy Q580
spellingShingle Economics of Regulation L510
Economic Development: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Energy
Environment
Other Primary Products O130
Formal and Informal Sectors
Shadow Economy
Institutional Arrangements O170
Environmental Economics: Government Policy Q580
Tomohara, Akinori
Xue, Jian
Motorcycles Retirement Program: Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Framework
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description This paper studies instrument choice under market-based regulations when governments expropriate private property in order to protect the environment. The analysis uses survey data collected for Bangkok's old motorcycle retirement program. While the literature studies only "Cash for Clunkers" schemes, this hypothetical experiment allows us to compare owners' preferences for alternative schemes. Policy implications of the proposed schemes can be inferred after examining owners' responses to different financial incentive provided by the government. Our analysis provides criteria that could be used when choosing one scheme over another.
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author Tomohara, Akinori
Xue, Jian
author_facet Tomohara, Akinori
Xue, Jian
author_sort Tomohara, Akinori
title Motorcycles Retirement Program: Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Framework
title_short Motorcycles Retirement Program: Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Framework
title_full Motorcycles Retirement Program: Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Framework
title_fullStr Motorcycles Retirement Program: Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Framework
title_full_unstemmed Motorcycles Retirement Program: Choosing the Appropriate Regulatory Framework
title_sort motorcycles retirement program: choosing the appropriate regulatory framework
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4983
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