merit goods - heathcare reform

reform debate latest
healthcare reform discussion (mp3 17 mins)

channel 4 healthcare reform page

ideological debate






other news
nhs at 60 (bbc 2008)

cameron and healthcare (bbc)

health care reform (guardian)

ste v market discussion (mp3 30 mins)

debt bombshell

imf 120 years of debt

how to pay for it

private healthcare view

future challenges

drug development

demerit goods - alcohol

ready steady drink (bbc3)

bbc resources on binge drinking

1) ban prohibition
resticting consumption (res)

2)licensing laws + changing attitudes

24 hour drinking one year on (bbc 11/06)

impact of changes (bbc 11/06)

law change not changing habits (bbc 11/06)

alcohol attitudes in europe (bbc 11/07)

3) marketing and advertising

booze marketing ban (bbc 09/09)

the power of marketing (bbc 09/09)

4) minimum prices

alcohol minimum price (bbc 03/09) at a glance

eu ruling on minimum prices (smoking) ft 05/03/10

5) taxes

finlands u turn on alcohol tax (bbc 02/09)

alcohol tax rise (bbc 10/07)

impact of tax rises (guardian 03/08)

prices do not cut drinking (bbc jan 06)

6) legisaltion on age

call to raise drinking age to 21 (bbc 03/07)

7) state run monopoly

3 countries compared (bbc 11/05)

is state advertising effective (c4 june 2010)


minimum prices introduced

transport economics

transport economics notes t2u

negative externalities
command and control
regulation on co2 emissions (US)
trading permits
aviation in EU ETS

congestion and road pricing
toll roads (M6)
london congestion charge
price of public transport
higher rail fares 2010
higher rail fares 2008

Uk high speed rail link

transport strategy
http://www.dft.gov.uk/ "Working to deliver a transport system which balances the needs of the economy, the environment and society."

innovation in the car market
car future

timetric hosue prices

timetric house prices

indirect taxes

Introduction to Externalities

What are externalities?
back to basics: IMF externality introduction



negative externalities P J Holden
positive externalities PJ Holden

positive + negative Bryn Jones

tu2 blog posts related to externalities

positive or negative?

crossrail
passive smoking (bbc)
albatross plastic (bbc)


focus of negative externalities:
slideshow climate and macro

carbon timeline (ft)

climate change special report (ft)

environmental performance graphic (the times )
new scientist environment page
IMF blog climate change
green growth + development
economics of climate change

tragedy of the commons and sustainable development

examples
external costs of air travel (bbc)
rubbish and waste (bbc)
industrial water pollution (bbc)
china and economic growth (bbc)
farms pollute in China (bbc)
binge drinking (bbc)

Tax based Solutions
green taxes 2008 (bbc)
Green Fiscal Commission (C4 News)
GFC Website

Command and Control
EPA US (BBC)
clean air act 1970 US impact
eu emissions targets (FT)
Kyoto (bbc)

carbon trading
introduction (bbc) G8 and climate change (bbc)
carbon trading revision note
carbon trading presentation (t2u) + pdf
house of commons investigation into carbon trading

The Facts of Cap-and-Trade from Clean Energy Works on Vimeo.

What is Cap and Trade? from ERA Environmental on Vimeo.

inclusion of air industry (bbc)
eu trading scheme phase 2 (bbc)
trading debate (ABC)
t2u links

tax v trade presentation (t2u) pdf

reduce reuse recycle?
bloom and behaviour change


The Stern Report 2007
the stern review on the economics of climate change was hailed as a wake up call for the impact our present approach has on the environment and criticised many traditional methods of "internalising the externality" such as taxes. You can listen to the lecture and see the powerpoint presentation at the link below:

video of stern lecture

the full report is available from:

Stern Review on the economics of climate change

stern and climate change:

powerpoint on the dangers climate change

climate change presentation (t2u) handout (pdf)

environment and economics

public goods and environment
tree-conomics

transport issues
denationalise roads (iea)
density of cars (us)

housing market
house price pain (telegraph)