GFSD Conference on Economic Aspects of Environmental Compliance Assurance, 2-3 December, 2004 - Presentations and Documents

AGENDA AND LIST OF SPEAKERS (in Word format)  (in PDF format)

BACKGROUND PAPER (in Word format)  (in PDF format)

List of participants is available upon request from the Secretariat (contact krzysztof.michalak@oecd.org)

SESSIONS (last updated on 16 December, 2004):
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Welcome Remarks

Kiyo Akasaka, Deputy Secretary General, OECD

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Session 1: Incentive Framework for Firms to Comply with Regulations

Presentations:

Mark Cohen, United States

Annemiek Roessen, the Netherlands

Dirk Hazell, United Kingdom

Nick Johnston, OECD



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Background Papers:

M. Cohen - Empirical Research on Deterrence Effects of Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement (PDF)

M. Cohen: Why do firms pollute? (PDF)

Incentive framework to comply with regulations in the Netherlands (PDF)

OECD work on Environmental Policy and Firm-Level Managemen (web link)

Session 2: Government Approaches to Ensuring Environmental Compliance

Presentations:

Neil Gunningham, Australia

Phyllis Harris, United States

Mauricio Mendonça Jorge, Brazil





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Background Papers:

N. Gunningham - Compliance, Enforcement and Innovation (PDF)

N. Gunningham - Designing Smart Regulations (PDF)

USEPA Enforcement Planning (PDF)

USEPA Enforcement Results (PDF)

 

 

Session 3: Optimising Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement

Presentations:

Antony Heyes, United Kingdom

Anita Akella, Conservation International

Hidefumi Imura, Japan





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Background Papers

A. Heyes - Implementing Environmental Regulation: Enforcement and Compliance (PDF)

A. Akella - Strengthening the Weakest Links: Strategies for Improving the Enforcement of Environmental Laws Globally (PDF)

 

Session 4: Promoting Innovative, Cost Assurance Effective Approaches to Compliance

Presentations:

Christopher Howes, United Kingdom

Antonio Benjamin, Brazil

Hermien Roosita, Indonesia
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Background Papers:

UK Environmental Agency: A 21st Century Approach to Regulation (PDF)

Y. Singh: Environmental Performance Assessment of Alcohol Industry in Uttar Pradesh, India (POWER POINT)
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