This paper investigates the sequential announcement of domestic emissions caps by governments in a international-based tradable pollution permit market for a transboundary pollutant. We …nd the sequential choice of domestic allocation caps is sub-optimal and depends on how the follower government reacts to the leader government’s choice. Furthermore, the marginal damage and the degree to which ...

The burden of resolving an environmental problem is typically shared among several responsible parties. To clarify the nature and extent of the problem, these parties must provide information to the regulator. Based on this information, the regulator will instigate an investigation of the problem, to determine an appropriate remedy. This paper investigates the incentives facing agents to promot...

Primary bone lymphoma (PBL) is a rare disease for which specific therapeutic guidelines have not yet been established. Due to common appearance in the elderly and recurring relapses, new treatments are required. We report the case of multiple relapsed aggressive PBL effectively treated using Bendamustine and Rituximab. A 78-year-old male patient presented with a painful mass in the left arm. Co...

It is now well recognised that the fragile X chromosome anomaly is associated with certain cases of X linked mental retardation.'-3 The fragile site is usually seen as an isochromatid gap at the interface of the long arm bands Xq27 and Xq28. However, we have observed that the fragile X is also frequently manifested as a deleted X chromosome with loss of the distal long arm band, q28 (figure). T...

BACKGROUND Deletions of Xq chromosome are reported for a number of familial conditions exhibiting premature ovarian failure (POF) and early menopause (EM). METHODS AND RESULTS We describe the inheritance of an interstitial deletion of the long arm of the X chromosome associated with either POF or EM in the same family. Cytogenetic studies and heterozygosity mapping by quantitative fluorescent...

Obesity in humans is a complex polygenic trait with high inter-individual heritability estimated at 40-70%. Candidate gene, DNA linkage and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have allowed for the identification of a large set of genes and genomic regions associated with obesity. Structural chromosome abnormalities usually result in congenital anomalies, growth retardation and developmental ...

In this paper we search for pollution haven consistent evidence within China. Using a province level data set and three different measures of environmental stringency, we investigate whether inward foreign direct investment (FDI) is attracted to those regions with relatively low environmental regulations. Our results are consistent with pollution haven seeking behaviour by foreign investors. In...

We compare three different views on the long run efficiencies of emission taxes which include thresholds, and of tradable emission permits where some permits are initially free. The differences are caused by different assumptions about whether thresholds and free permits should be subsidies given only to firms that produce, or full property rights. Treating tax thresholds, as well as free permi...

We study a dynamic regulation model where firms’ actions contribute to a stock externality. The regulator and firms have asymmetric information about serially correlated abatement costs. With price-based policies such as taxes, or if firms trade quotas efficiently, the regulator learns about the evolution of both stock and costs. This ability to learn about costs is important in determining the...

There is rapidly growing interest in the use of market-based (MB) instruments in environmental policy. The papers in this session discuss three relatively new areas for such policies: groundwater contamination, nonpoint source surface-water pollution and carbon sequestration. The papers point out the potential for MB policies in these areas, but significant challenges remain. This comment highl...