Designing Public Policies An Approach Based on Multi-Criteria Analysis and Computable General Equilibrium Modeling /

• Main Authors: André, Francisco J. (Author), Cardenete, M. Alejandro (Author), Romero, Carlos (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 642
• Subjects: Operations research.; Decision making.; Probabilities.; Microeconomics.; Economic policy.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Economic Policy.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Environmental Economics.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.

This book presents a methodological approach for the joint design of economic and environmental policies. The starting point is the observation that, in practice, policy makers do not usually have a well-defined objective, but they are typically concerned about a number of economic and environmental...

Table of Contents:

• General Framework: Policy Making as a Problem with Multiple Criteria
• Economic Policy Using Applied General Equilibrium Models: An Overview
• Basic Aspects of the Multiple Criteria Decision Making Paradigm
• Multicriteria Economic Policies: General Ideas and Some Previous Experiences
• Building a CGE Model for Economic and Environmental Policies
• Designing Efficient Policies in Terms of Economic and Environmental Objectives
• Compromise Policies: An Integration of Economic and Environmental Criteria
• Joint Design of Economic and Environmental Policies: A Simonian Satisficing Approach
• Proposal for an Alternative Multicriteria Policy Approach Based on Welfare Functions
• Conclusions and Further Research.