The Likely Economic Impact of Increasing Investment in Wind on the Island of Ireland. ESRI WP334. December 2009

Scott, Sue and Watson, Dorothy (2009) The Likely Economic Impact of Increasing Investment in Wind on the Island of Ireland. ESRI WP334. December 2009. [Working Paper]

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Abstract

This working paper supplements the report by Scott and Watson (2006) published by the Environmental Protection Agency. That report found that a weight-based charging regime introduced in West Cork (in the town of Clonakilty) in 2003 reduced the weight of waste put out by residents by 45 per cent. Results from recent studies are consistent with this finding, with reductions of 47 per cent and 43 per cent from weight-based charges found by O’Callaghan-Platt and Davies (2008) and Curtis et al (2009), respectively. The question still remains as to whether or not the charging reform was worthwhile. This paper addresses that question.

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