Publications related to EfD by Allen Blackman
Allen is Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future. His research has focused principally on tropical deforestation and industrial pollution in Latin America and Asia. A good deal of this work evaluates environmental management strategies that aim to overcome barriers to conventional regulation in developing countries. For example, his research on industrial pollution control analyzes public disclosure programs, economic incentive instruments, and voluntary regulation while his research on tropical deforestation assesses mixed agroforestry systems and payments for ecosystem services initiatives. He has also worked extensively on U.S. environmental regulatory reform including voluntary programs and mortgage innovations designed to affect land use.
Link to personal page at RFF (incuding publications and full cv)
Expertise:
Economics of environmental and natural resource issues in developing countries
Peer reviewed
- Producer-level Benefits of Sustainability Certification A. Blackman and J. Rivera. In Press. "Producer-level Benefits of Sustainability Certification." Forthcoming in Conservation Biology.
- What Drives Voluntary Eco-Certification in Mexico? A. Blackman and S. Guerrero. In Press. "What Drives Voluntary Eco-Certification in Mexico?" Forthcoming in Journal of Comparative Economics.
- Fuel tax incidence in developing countries: The case of Costa Rica Blackman, A., R. Osakwe and F. Alpizar. 2010. Fuel tax incidence in developing countries: The case of Costa Rica. Energy Policy, Vol. 38:5
EfD Discussion Papers
- Does Eco-Certification have Environmental Benefits? Organic Coffee in Costa Rica Blackman, Allen and Maria A. Naranjo (2010) Does Eco-Certification Have Environmental Benefits? Organic Coffee in Costa Rica. Environment for Development. Discussion Paper Series. November 2010. EfD DP 10-25.
- Does Eco-Certification Boost Regulatory Compliance in Developing Countries? ISO 14001 in Mexico Blackman, Allen, 2011, “Does Eco-Certification Boost Regulatory Compliance in Developing Countries? ISO 14001 in Mexico”, Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series, EfD DP 11-08.
- Voluntary Environmental Agreements in Developing Countries: The Colombian Experience Blackman Allen, Eduardo Uribe, Bart van Hoof, and Thomas P. Lyon, 2012, "Voluntary Environmental Agreements in Developing Countries: The Colombian Experience", Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series January 2012, EfD DP 12-04.
- Ex Post Evaluation of Forest Conservation Policies Using Remote Sensing Data: An Introduction and Practical Guide Blackman Allen, 2012, "Ex Post Evaluation of Forest Conservation Policies Using Remote Sensing Data An Introduction and Practical Guide", Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series, March 2012, EfD DP 12-05.
- Voluntary Environmental Regulation in Developing Countries: Mexico’s Clean Industry Program Allen Blackman, Bidisha Lahiri, William Pizer, Marisol Rivera Planter, and Carlos Muños Piña, 2009, "Voluntary Environmental Regulation in Developing Countries Mexico’s Clean Industry Program", RFF Discussion Paper 07-36, Washington DC, September 2009.
- Fuel Tax Incidence in Developing Countries: The Case of Costa Rica Blackman, Allen, Rebecca Osakwe, and Francisco Alpizar (2009, "Fuel Tax Incidence in Developing Countries: The Case of Costa Rica", EfD Discussion Paper 09-24, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, October 2009.
- User Financing in a National Payments for Environmental Services Program: Costa Rican Hydropower Allen Blackman and Richard T. Woodward, 2009, "User Financing in a National Payments for Environmental Services Program: Costa Rican Hydropower" EfD Discussion Paper 09-03, a joint publication of the Environment for Development Initiative and for Resources for the Future (www.rff.org), Washington DC. February 2009.
- Health Impacts of Power-Exporting Plants in Northern Mexico Blackman, Allen, Santosh Chandru, Alberto Mendoza-Domínguez, and A.G. Russell, 2011, “Health Impacts of Power-Exporting Plants in Northern Mexico”, Environment for Development Discussion Paper Series, EfD DP 11-03-REV.
- Alternative Pollution Control Policies in Developing Countries: Informal, Informational, and Voluntary Blackman, Allen (2009), "Alternative Pollution Control Policies in Developing Countries: Informal, Informational, and Voluntary", EfD Discussion Paper 09-14, Environment for Development Intiative and Resources in the Future, Washington DC, June 2009.
- Agroforestry Price Supports as a Conservation Tool: Mexican Shade Coffee Beatriz Ávalos-Sartorio and Allen Blackman, 2008, "Agroforestry Price Supports as a Conservation Tool: Mexican Shade Coffee", EfD Discussion Paper 08-36, a joint publication of the Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future (www.rff.org), Washington DC. December 2008.
- The Evidence Base for Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of “Sustainable” Certification Blackman, Allen, and Jorge Rivera (2010), “The Evidence Base for Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts of “Sustainable” Certification”, EfD Discussion Paper 10-10, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, March 2010
- Does Disclosure Reduce Pollution? Evidence from India's Green Rating Project Nicholas Powers, Allen Blackman, Thomas P. Lyon, and Urvashi Narain, 2008, "Does Disclosure Reduce Pollution? Evidence from India's Green Rating Project", EfD-Discussion Paper 08-27, a joint publication of the Environment for Development initiative and the Resources for the Future (www.rff.org), Washington DC. October 2008
- Land Cover Change in Mixed Agroforesty: Shade Coffee in El Salvador Allen Blackman, Beatriz Àvalos-Sartorio and Jeffrey Chow, 2008, "Land Cover Change in Mixed Agroforestry: Shade Coffee in El Salvador", EfD Discussion Paper 08-25, a joint publication of the Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future (www.rff.org), Washington DC. September 2008
Discussion Papers
Policy briefs
- Does Eco-Certification Have Environmental Benefits? This brief is based on results from: Blackman, A., Naranjo, M. “Does Eco-Certification Have Environmental Benefits? Organic Coffee in Costa Rica”. Working paper. EfD-CATIE.
- Fuel tax incidence in developing countries: the case of Costa Rica This brief is based on results from: Blackman, Allen, Rebecca Osakwe, and Francisco Alpízar. “Fuel Tax Incidence in Developing Countries: the Case of Costa Rica.” Working Paper. Environment for Development Center for Central America: Turrialba, Costa Rica.
Reports
Other
- Fuel Taxes and the Poor Fuel Taxes and the Poor, The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy (2011) Published by RFF Press with Environment for Development initiative. Edited By Thomas Sterner.
- Distributional equity of fuel tax in Costa Rica
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