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Schoon en efficiënt:maatschappelijke kosten en baten van milieumaatregelen

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Jeroen Content, Carl Koopmans

Summary

Researchers conducted a social cost-benefit analysis of potential environmental measures for the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, evaluating the economic viability of various pollution reduction interventions. The study found many measures to be cost-effective but noted that optimistic assumptions about policy implementation efficiency may produce an overly positive picture of net benefits.

SEO onderzocht voor het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (IenW) de maatschappelijke kosten en baten van potentiële milieumaatregelen. Veel maatregelen blijken rendabel, maar er zijn ook onzekerheden. De aanname dat het beleid zodanig vorm krijgt dat het precies het beoogde effect heeft, leidt mogelijk tot een te positief beeld.

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