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Dr Ashar Aftab's Outputs (11)

An empirical analysis of participation in international environmental agreements (2023)
Journal Article
Bellelli, F. S., Scarpa, R., & Aftab, A. (2023). An empirical analysis of participation in international environmental agreements. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 118, Article 102783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102783

This study investigates the determinants of participation in environmental agreements, with a special focus on lobbying and regional agreements. To this end, we collated the largest ratification dataset in the literature and identified all countries... Read More about An empirical analysis of participation in international environmental agreements.

The Participation Dilemma: A Survey of the Empirical Literature on International Environmental Agreement Ratification (2022)
Journal Article
Bellelli, F. S., Aftab, A., & Scarpa, R. (2023). The Participation Dilemma: A Survey of the Empirical Literature on International Environmental Agreement Ratification. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 17(1), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1086/722906

Several of the most pressing environmental problems involve transboundary issues and can be solved only through international cooperation. Hence, a successful policy response requires a good understanding of international environmental agreements—the... Read More about The Participation Dilemma: A Survey of the Empirical Literature on International Environmental Agreement Ratification.

Farm Households’ Perception of Weather Change and Flood Adaptations in Northern Pakistan (2021)
Journal Article
Aftab, A., Ahmed, A., & Scarpa, R. (2021). Farm Households’ Perception of Weather Change and Flood Adaptations in Northern Pakistan. Ecological Economics, 182, Article 106882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106882

This research investigates farm households' adaptations to climate change-driven monsoon floods in the rural district of Nowshera, Pakistan. Some households in these flood-affected communities have undertaken autonomous adaptations to flooding. We su... Read More about Farm Households’ Perception of Weather Change and Flood Adaptations in Northern Pakistan.

Transferability of Policies to Control Agricultural Nonpoint Pollution in Relatively Similar Catchments (2017)
Journal Article
Aftab, A., Hanley, N., & Baiocchi, G. (2017). Transferability of Policies to Control Agricultural Nonpoint Pollution in Relatively Similar Catchments. Ecological Economics, 134, 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.11.004

The EU's WFD requires cost-effective compliance with good ecological and chemical status across EU surface waters. Previous studies have modelled single catchments or been limited by their realism when investigating multiple catchments. We investigat... Read More about Transferability of Policies to Control Agricultural Nonpoint Pollution in Relatively Similar Catchments.

Integrated Regulation of Nonpoint Pollution: Combining Managerial Controls and Economic Instruments under Multiple Targets (2010)
Journal Article
Aftab, A., Hanley, N., & Baiocchi, G. (2010). Integrated Regulation of Nonpoint Pollution: Combining Managerial Controls and Economic Instruments under Multiple Targets. Ecological Economics, 70(1), 24-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.03.020

Regulators are often reluctant to rely solely on economic incentives to achieve environmental standards. We evaluate a “mixed approach” of economic instruments and management standards when two environmental objectives need to be met simultaneously:... Read More about Integrated Regulation of Nonpoint Pollution: Combining Managerial Controls and Economic Instruments under Multiple Targets.

Integrated regulation of nonpoint pollution : combining managerial controls and economic instruments under multiple environmental targets (2009)
Preprint / Working Paper
Aftab, A., Baiocchi, G., & Hanley, N. (2009). Integrated regulation of nonpoint pollution : combining managerial controls and economic instruments under multiple environmental targets

Regulators are often reluctant to rely solely on economic incentives to achieveenvironmental standards. We evaluate a "mixed approach" of economic instruments andmanagement standards when two environmental objectives need to be met simultaneously:min... Read More about Integrated regulation of nonpoint pollution : combining managerial controls and economic instruments under multiple environmental targets.

Co-ordinated environmental regulation: Controlling non-point nitrate pollution while maintaining river flows (2007)
Journal Article
Aftab, A., Hanley, N., & Kampas, A. (2007). Co-ordinated environmental regulation: Controlling non-point nitrate pollution while maintaining river flows. Environmental and Resource Economics, 38(4), 573-593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-007-9090-y

Environmental policy often addresses multiple targets, yet much economic analysis of pollution control is based on a single-target objective. In this paper, we present an analysis of policies to control non-point source nitrate pollution in the prese... Read More about Co-ordinated environmental regulation: Controlling non-point nitrate pollution while maintaining river flows.

Estimating the benefits of water quality improvements under the Water Framework Directive: are benefits transferable? (2006)
Journal Article
Hanley, N., Colombo, S., Tinch, D., Black, A., & Aftab, A. (2006). Estimating the benefits of water quality improvements under the Water Framework Directive: are benefits transferable?. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 33(3), 391-413. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurrag/jbl019

The Water Framework Directive sets an objective of ‘Good Ecological Status’ for water bodies across the EU. Non-point pollution from agriculture is a major reason for the failure of rivers in the UK to meet this target. In this paper, we use choice e... Read More about Estimating the benefits of water quality improvements under the Water Framework Directive: are benefits transferable?.