Title: Econometric modelling, estimation and policy analysis of oil spill processes

Authors: Hans W. Gottinger

Addresses: International Institute for Environmental Economics and Management (IIRRM), Schloss Waldsee, D 88339, Bad Waldsee, Germany

Abstract: This paper explores approaches to model specification suitable for empirical investigation of a stochastic oil spill model. We focus on the effects of economic incentive measures on the frequency of oil spills, spill size, and volume of oil spilled. We look into the relationships between parameters that describe the spill generation process and the enforcement effort, using data for the Black and Baltic Seas.

Keywords: economic modelling; environmental regulation; oil spills; Baltic Sea; regulation enforcement; Black Sea; stochastic modelling; policy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2001.005271

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2001 Vol.15 No.3, pp.333 - 363

Published online: 17 Sep 2004 *

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