Rob B. Dellink, Environment Directorate, OECD, France

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Pollution and Abatement in Economic Modelling 3. Dynamic Analysis of Pollution and Abatement in an Applied General Equilibrium Model 4. Specification of a Dynamic Applied General Equilibrium Model with Pollution and Abatement for The Netherlands (DEAN) 5. Calibration of the DEAN Model to The Netherlands 6. Dynamic Empirical Analysis of Environmental Policy in The Netherlands Using DEAN 7. Alternative Specifications of the DEAN Model 8. Final Discussion and Conclusions References Index

'In this book, Rob Dellink shows he is a skillful applied modeller of environment-economy interactions. The DEAN model that is developed is innovative in its treatment of environmental resources, careful in its dynamic structure, yet simple in its basic set up. Importantly, the model codes (GAMS) are freely accessible on the Internet. The book also includes three stylized models that will prove to be a great help for students who want to understand the basics of environmental policy analysis in general equilibrium models. The full DEAN model, on the other hand, will be more useful to advanced researchers who want to develop their own simulations. The book is also valuable in its own right, as it presents a fine examination of various environmental policies and their economic consequences.'