GLOBAL SUBSIDIES INITIATIVE
Research
Research
GSI research puts the spotlight on subsidies and the corrosive effects they can have on environmental quality, economic development and governance.
Biofuels At What Cost?
Government support for biofuels has soared in recent years as policy makers have sought ways to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, especially petroleum. However, up to now the full extent of this support has not been documented. Yet informed public debate over the cost-effectiveness and impacts of biofuel policies is impossible without such information. Read more...
Investment Incentives
Investment incentives represent substantial sums of government spending and revenue foregone. The European Commission reports that, in 2005, € 8.4 billion (approximately US$ 11.8 billion at current exchange rates) were given in regional aid, the type most likely to be used for incentives, throughout the European Union. Estimates of their magnitude in the U.S. reach as high as $50 billion per year. Read more...
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