Economics and Policies of Environmental Standards

Elissaios Papyrakis is an Associate Professor in Economics at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands.  His work involves both theoretical and empirical analysis in development and environmental economics, with a particular emphasis on the economics of mineral extraction, climate change and environmental management. Luca Tasciotti is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Greenwich, London, and a member of the The Institute for Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability. He has previously worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations (Rome), for the International Institute of Social Studies (The Hague) and for the School of Oriental and African Studies (London). He is a neo-classical economist by training with an open view on the heterodox theories. He is a development applied economist, with a research interest in agriculture, nutrition, demography and health and with an expertise in sub-Saharan countries.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The Political Economy of Environmental Standards.- 3. The Costs of Environmental Standards.- 4. The Benefits of Environmental Standards.- 5. Environmental Standards and Justice.- 6. Environmental Standards and Trade.- 7. Conclusion.