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Raymond Gradus
Researcher at Tinbergen Institute
Publications - 166
Citations - 3237
Raymond Gradus is an academic researcher from Tinbergen Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Waste collection & Local government. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 165 publications receiving 2916 citations. Previous affiliations of Raymond Gradus include Tilburg University & Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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The Trade-off Between Environmental Care and Long-term Growth — Pollution in Three Prototype Growth Models
Raymond Gradus,Sjak Smulders +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of increased environmental care on optimal technology choice and long-term growth are studied for an economy in which pollution is a side-product of physical capital used in production.
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Pollution abatement and long-term growth
Sjak Smulders,Raymond Gradus +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the conditions under which sustained economic growth and the preservation of environmental quality are compatible and optimal, and in what way economic growth is affected by environmental policy are examined, and a general equilibrium one-sector model is developed in which the environment is essential for production and welfare.
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Cost savings of unit-based pricing of household waste: The case of the Netherlands
Elbert Dijkgraaf,Raymond Gradus +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of four unit-based pricing systems on waste collected in Dutch municipalities were investigated and shown to be effective in reducing unsorted and compostable waste and stimulating recyclable waste.
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Cost savings of contracting out refuse collection
Elbert Dijkgraaf,Raymond Gradus +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the possible cost savings of contracting out refuse collection in the Netherlands and show that different production technologies apply to internal municipal waste collection units and external refuse collection firms.
Similar problems, different solutions: Comparing refuse collection in the Netherlands and Spain
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the procedures adopted by the local governments of the Netherlands and Spain in arranging for the provision of solid waste collection, and find that Spain faces a consolidation problem, opting more frequently to implement policies of privatization and cooperation, at the expense of competition.