Hilary Sigman

Rutgers University - Department of Economics

Professor

75 Hamilton Street

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

United States

http://econweb.rutgers.edu/sigman

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Cambridge, MA 02138

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  • Rutgers University - Department of Economics

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Incentives to Settle Under Joint and Several Liability: An Empirical Analysis of Superfund Litigation

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Incentives to Settle Under Joint and Several Liability: An Empirical Analysis of Superfund Litigation

Stanford Law School, Olin Law & Economics Paper No. 169; U of Penn Law School, Law & Economics Paper No. 262; USC Law School, Olin Paper No. 99-1
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 May 1999
Howard F. Chang and Hilary Sigman
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Incentives to Settle Under Joint and Several Liability: An Empirical Analysis of Superfund Litigation

Posted: 22 Sep 1999
Howard F. Chang and Hilary Sigman
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Rutgers University - Department of Economics

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The Effect of Joint and Several Liability Under Superfund on Brownfields

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The Effect of Joint and Several Liability Under Superfund on Brownfields

U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 05-21, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 06-18, International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 27, 2007
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Sep 2005
Howard F. Chang and Hilary Sigman
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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environmental law and policy, environmental economics, Superfund liability, torts, real estate

The Effect of Joint and Several Liability Under Superfund on Brownfields

NBER Working Paper No. w11667
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2022
Howard F. Chang and Hilary Sigman
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Management of Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Land

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Management of Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Land

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Dec 2010
Hilary Sigman and Sarah L. Stafford
Rutgers University - Department of Economics and College of William and Mary - Arts and Sciences
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Management of Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Land

Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 255-275, 2011
Posted: 16 Sep 2011
Hilary Sigman and Sarah L. Stafford
Rutgers University - Department of Economics and College of William and Mary - Arts and Sciences

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Taxing Hazardous Waste: The U.S. Experience

Public Finance and Management, Vol. 1, 2003
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 28 Oct 2003
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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An Empirical Analysis of Cost Recovery in Superfund Cases: Implications for Brownfields and Joint and Several Liability

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An Empirical Analysis of Cost Recovery in Superfund Cases: Implications for Brownfields and Joint and Several Liability

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 11, P. 447, 2014, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 10-12, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 10-23
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 17 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2014
Howard F. Chang and Hilary Sigman
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Environmental Law, Torts, Litigation and Settlement, Real Estate, Economics

An Empirical Analysis of Cost Recovery in Superfund Cases: Implications for Brownfields and Joint and Several Liability

NBER Working Paper No. w16209
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022
Howard F. Chang and Hilary Sigman
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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The Effect of Allowing Pollution Offsets with Imperfect Enforcement

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The Effect of Allowing Pollution Offsets with Imperfect Enforcement

University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 10-18
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 11 Sep 2010
Hilary Sigman and Howard F. Chang
Rutgers University - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Environmental Law and Economics, Climate Change, Emission Trading System

The Effect of Allowing Pollution Offsets with Imperfect Enforcement

NBER Working Paper No. w16860
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 07 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2023
Hilary Sigman and Howard F. Chang
Rutgers University - Department of Economics and University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Decentralization and Environmental Quality: An International Analysis of Water Pollution

NBER Working Paper No. w13098
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Endogenous Decentralization in Federal Environmental Policies

International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 37, P. 39, 2014, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-25
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2015
Howard F. Chang, Hilary Sigman and Leah Goldman Traub
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Rutgers University - Department of Economics and Lord Abbett
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Cooperative federalism, political economy, environmental law and regulation, economics, intergovernmental relations, federalism, government policy, air pollution, hazardous waste, empirical research, administrative law, primacy, authorization, decentralization, pollution control

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Damming the Commons: An Empirical Analysis of International Cooperation and Conflict in Dam Location

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Damming the Commons: An Empirical Analysis of International Cooperation and Conflict in Dam Location

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6992
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sheila M. Olmstead and Hilary Sigman
LBJ School of Public Affairs and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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River Basin Management, Dams and Reservoirs, Water Supply and Systems, Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions, Water and Industry

Damming the Commons: An Empirical Analysis of International Cooperation and Conflict in Dam Location

Resources for the Future Discussion Paper No. 14-23-REV
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2015
Sheila M. Olmstead and Hilary Sigman
LBJ School of Public Affairs and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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common pool, free-riding, dams, water impoundment, international rivers, treaties

Damming the Commons: An Empirical Analysis of International Cooperation and Conflict in Dam Location

NBER Working Paper No. w20389
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2023
Sheila M. Olmstead and Hilary Sigman
LBJ School of Public Affairs and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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The Incidence of Pollution Control Policies

NBER Working Paper No. w11438
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Jul 2005 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2014
Ian W. H. Parry, Hilary Sigman, Margaret Walls and Roberton C. Williams
Resources for the Future, Rutgers University - Department of Economics, Resources for the Future - Quality of the Environment Division and University of Maryland - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
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The Pace of Progress at Superfund Sites: Policy Goals and Interest Group Influence

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The Pace of Progress at Superfund Sites: Policy Goals and Interest Group Influence

NBER Working Paper No. w7704
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2022
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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The Pace of Progress at Superfund Sites: Policy Goals and Interest Group Influence

NBER Working Paper No. w7704
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Mar 2001 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2014
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Letting States Do the Dirty Work: State Responsibility for Federal Environmental Regulation

NBER Working Paper No. w9451
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2022
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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International Spillovers and Water Quality in Rivers: Do Countries Free Ride?

NBER Working Paper No. w8585
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Nov 2001 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2022
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Monitoring and Enforcement of Climate Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w16121
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 29 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2023
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Transboundary Spillovers and Decentralization of Environmental Policies

NBER Working Paper No. w10717
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2022
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Incentives to Settle Under Joint and Several Liability

NBER Working Paper No. w7096
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 23 Nov 2022
Howard F. Chang and Hilary Sigman
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Endogenous Decentralization in Federal Environmental Policies

NBER Working Paper No. w13238
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2022
Leah Goldman Traub and Hilary Sigman
Lord Abbett and Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Environmental Liability and Redevelopment of Old Industrial Land

NBER Working Paper No. w15017
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2023
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics
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Does Trade Promote Environmental Coordination?: Pollution in International Rivers

Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2004
Posted: 22 Jun 2004
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics

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Environment, Transboundary Pollution, Water Quality

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Midnight Dumping: Public Policies and Illegal Disposal of Used Oil

Rand Journal of Economics, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Spring 1998)
Posted: 19 Dec 1997
Hilary Sigman
Rutgers University - Department of Economics

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