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Robert Douglas Cairns

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Middle Name:Douglas
Last Name:Cairns
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Affiliation

(50%) Department of Economics
McGill University

Montréal, Canada
http://www.mcgill.ca/economics/
RePEc:edi:demcgca (more details at EDIRC)

(50%) Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Économie Quantitative (CIREQ)

Montréal, Canada
https://cireqmontreal.com/
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Working papers

  1. Robert D. Cairns & Stellio del Campo & Vincent Martinet, 2021. "Intragenerational inequality aversion and intergenerational equity [Aversion aux inégalités intragénérationnelles et équité intergénérationnelle]," Working Papers hal-03163144, HAL.
  2. Robert Cairns & Vincent Martinet, 2021. "Growth and long-run sustainability [Croissance et durabilité à long terme]," Post-Print hal-03298315, HAL.
  3. Robert D. Cairns & Stellio Del Campo & Vincent Martinet, 2017. "Sustainability of an economy relying on two reproducible assets," Working Papers 2017.03, FAERE - French Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
  4. Robert D. Cairns & Vincent Martinet, 2012. "An Environmental-Economic Measure of Sustainable Development," EconomiX Working Papers 2012-2, University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX.
  5. Tian, Huilan & Cairns, Robert D., 2006. "Sustained Development of a Population and a Resource," 2006 Conference (50th), February 8-10, 2006, Sydney, Australia 139910, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
  6. Robert C. Cairns & Pierre Lasserre, 2004. "Reinforcing Economic Incentives for Carbon Credits for Forests," CIRANO Working Papers 2004s-12, CIRANO.
  7. Robert Cairns & Pierre Lasserre, 2001. "Carbon Credits for Forests and Forest Products," Cahiers de recherche du Département des sciences économiques, UQAM 20-02, Université du Québec à Montréal, Département des sciences économiques.
  8. Cairns, R. & Lasserre, P., 1985. "Sectoral Supply of Minerals of Varying Quality," Cahiers de recherche 8534, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques.

Articles

  1. Martinet, Vincent & Del Campo, Stellio & Cairns, Robert D., 2022. "Intragenerational inequality aversion and intergenerational equity," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, issue forthcomi.
  2. Cairns, Robert D. & Martinet, Vincent, 2021. "Growth and long-run sustainability," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 26(4), pages 381-402, August.
  3. Cairns, Robert D. & Del Campo, Stellio & Martinet, Vincent, 2019. "Sustainability of an economy relying on two reproducible assets," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 145-160.
  4. Cairns, Robert D., 2018. "Economic Accounting in the Simple Hotelling Model," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 18-27.
  5. Cairns, Robert D., 2018. "Stranded oil of Erewhon," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 248-251.
  6. Davis, Graham A. & Cairns, Robert D., 2017. "The odd notion of “reversible investment”," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 172-180.
  7. Robert D. Cairns and Graham A. Davis, 2015. "Mineral Depletion and the Rules of Resource Dynamics," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Adelman S).
  8. Cairns, Robert D., 2014. "The green paradox of the economics of exhaustible resources," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 78-85.
  9. Cairns, Robert D. & Martinet, Vincent, 2014. "An environmental-economic measure of sustainable development," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 4-17.
  10. Cairns, Robert D., 2013. "Sustainability or the measurement of wealth?," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 18(5), pages 640-648, October.
  11. Robert D. Cairns, 2013. "The fundamental problem of accounting," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 46(2), pages 634-655, May.
  12. Cairns, Robert D. & Calfucura, Enrique, 2012. "OPEC: Market failure or power failure?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 570-580.
  13. Davis, Graham A. & Cairns, Robert D., 2012. "Good timing: The economics of optimal stopping," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 255-265.
  14. Robert D. Cairns, 2011. "Accounting for Sustainability: A Dissenting Opinion," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 3(9), pages 1-16, August.
  15. Cairns, Robert D. & Tian, Huilan, 2010. "Sustained development of a society with a renewable resource," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 34(6), pages 1048-1061, June.
  16. Robert D. Cairns, 2009. "Green Accounting for Black Gold," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 4), pages 113-140.
  17. Cairns, Robert D., 2008. "Value and income," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(2-3), pages 417-424, June.
  18. Robert Cairns, 2008. "Exhaustible Resources, Non-Convexity and Competitive Equilibrium," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 40(2), pages 177-193, June.
  19. Cairns, Robert D. & Long, Ngo Van, 2006. "Maximin: a direct approach to sustainability," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 11(3), pages 275-300, June.
  20. Cairns, Robert D., 2006. "On accounting for sustainable development and accounting for the environment," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(4), pages 211-216, December.
  21. Cairns, Robert D. & Lasserre, Pierre, 2006. "Implementing carbon credits for forests based on green accounting," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(4), pages 610-621, April.
  22. Robert Cairns & Graham Davis, 2005. "Rejecting the Hotelling Valuation Principle," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 30(2), pages 473-478, September.
  23. Robert D. Cairns, 2005. "Book Review," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 107(2), pages 395-397, June.
  24. Cairns, Robert D., 2004. "Principles of green accounting for renewable and nonrenewable energy resources," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 261-267, January.
  25. Cairns, Robert D. & Lasserre, Pierre, 2004. "Reinforcing economic incentives for carbon credits for forests," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 6(3-4), pages 321-328, June.
  26. Robert D. Cairns & Anthony G. Heyes, 2004. "Two Proposals to Improve Price-Cap Regulation," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, vol. 160(2), pages 243-251, June.
  27. Robert Cairns, 2004. "Green Accounting for an Externality, Pollution at a Mine," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 27(4), pages 409-427, April.
  28. Cairns, Robert D. & Shinkuma, Takayoshi, 2003. "The choice of the cutoff grade in mining," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 29(3-4), pages 75-81.
  29. Robert Cairns, 2003. "Reconciling the Green Accounts," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 25(1), pages 51-63, May.
  30. Robert D. Cairns, 2002. "Green national income and expenditure," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 35(1), pages 1-15, February.
  31. Cairns, Robert D., 2002. "Summaries," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 7(2), pages 197-206, May.
  32. Cairns, Robert D., 2002. "Green accounting using imperfect, current prices," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 7(2), pages 207-214, May.
  33. Cairns, Robert D., 2001. "Seeing the trees as a forest: what counts in green accounting," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 36(1), pages 61-69, January.
  34. Robert Cairns, 2001. "Capacity Choice and the Theory of the Mine," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 18(1), pages 129-148, January.
  35. Robert D. Cairns and Graham A. Davis, 2001. "Adelman's Rule and the Petroleum Firm," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 3), pages 31-54.
  36. Cairns, Robert D., 2000. "Sustainability accounting and green accounting," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(1), pages 49-54, February.
  37. Robert D. Cairns, 2000. "Accounting For Resource Depletion: A Microeconomic Approach," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 46(1), pages 21-31, March.
  38. Davis, Graham A & Cairns, Robert D, 1999. "Valuing Petroleum Reserves Using Current Net Price," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 37(2), pages 295-311, April.
  39. Robert D. Cairns & Graham A. Davis, 1998. "On Using Current Information To Value Hard-Rock Mineral Properties," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 80(4), pages 658-663, November.
  40. Cairns, Robert D., 1998. "Are mineral deposits valuable? A reconciliation of theory and practice," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 24(1), pages 19-24, March.
  41. Robert Cairns & Ngo Van Long, 1998. "On Opposition to Rent Seeking: Implications for Developing Countries," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 2(3), pages 282-292, October.
  42. Cairns, Robert D. & Van Quyen, Nguyen, 1998. "Optimal Exploration for and Exploitation of Heterogeneous Mineral Deposits," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 164-189, March.
  43. Cairns, Robert D., 1998. "Sufficient conditions for a class of investment problems," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 23(1), pages 55-69, September.
  44. Cairns, Robert D & Nikomborirak, Deunden, 1998. "An assessment of Thailand's new telecommunications plan," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 22(2), pages 145-155, March.
  45. Graham A. Davis & Robert D. Cairns, 1998. "Simple Analytics of Valuing Producing Petroleum Reserves," The Energy Journal, International Association for Energy Economics, vol. 0(Number 4), pages 133-142.
  46. Cairns, Robert D., 1996. "Uncertain contestability," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 30(1), pages 125-131, July.
  47. Cairns, Robert D. & Liston-Heyes, Catherine, 1996. "Competition and regulation in the taxi industry," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(1), pages 1-15, January.
  48. Robert D. Cairns, 1994. "On Gray’s Rule and the Stylized Facts of Non-Renewable Resources," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(3), pages 777-798, September.
  49. Cairns, Robert D., 1993. "The optimal auction : A mechanism for optimal third-degree price discrimination," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 20(2), pages 213-225, February.
  50. Cairns, Robert D., 1992. "La recherche de rentes en situation d’incertitude avec ou sans opposition," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 68(3), pages 477-498, septembre.
  51. Cairns, Robert D. & Van Long, Ngo, 1991. "Rent seeking with uncertain opposition," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(6), pages 1223-1235, August.
  52. Cairns, Robert D. & Lasserre, Pierre, 1991. "The role of investment in multiple-deposit extraction: Some results and remaining puzzles," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 52-66, July.
  53. Robert D. Cairns & John W. Galbraith, 1990. "Artificial Compatibility, Barriers to Entry, and Frequent-Flyer Programs," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 23(4), pages 807-816, November.
  54. Cairns, Robert D, 1990. "A Contribution to the Theory of Depletable Resource Scarcity and Its Measures," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 28(4), pages 744-755, October.
  55. Cairns, Robert D. & Moreaux, Michel, 1990. "A partial characterization of a history-dependent, subgame-perfect equilibrium : The case of an exhaustible resource duopoly," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 32(1), pages 81-84, January.
  56. Cairns, Robert D, 1990. "The Economics of Exploration for Non-renewable Resources," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 4(4), pages 361-395.
  57. Cairns, Robert D., 1990. "Geological influences, metal prices and rationality," Resources and Energy, Elsevier, vol. 12(2), pages 143-171, July.
  58. Cairns, Robert D., 1990. "Les ressources non renouvelables : le côté offre," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 66(4), pages 444-460, décembre.
  59. Cairns, Robert D., 1990. "A note on discreteness and Jevonsian deterioration in non-renewable resource exploration," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 19(3), pages 297-299, November.
  60. Robert D. Cairns, 1989. "A Note on MacLeod's Treatment of Contestability," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 22(2), pages 434-437, May.
  61. Cairns, Robert D., 1989. "Dynamic rent seeking," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 39(3), pages 315-334, August.
  62. F. J. Anderson & Robert D. Cairns, 1988. "The Softwood Lumber Agreement and Resource Politics," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 14(2), pages 186-196, June.
  63. Robert D. Cairns, 1987. "An Economic Assessment of the Resource Amendment," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 13(4), pages 502-514, December.
  64. Jean-Thomas Bernard & Robert D. Cairns, 1987. "On Public Utility Pricing and Forgone Economic Benefits," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 20(1), pages 152-163, February.
  65. Cairns, Robert D., 1986. "More on depletion in the nickel industry," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 13(1), pages 93-98, March.
  66. Cairns, Robert D., 1986. "A model of exhaustible resource exploitation with ricardian rent," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 13(4), pages 313-324, December.
  67. Robert D. Cairns, 1985. "Reform of Exhaustible Resource Taxation," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 11(4), pages 649-658, December.
  68. Robert D. Cairns, 1985. "Rent Seeking, Deregulation and Regulatory Reform," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 11(3), pages 591-601, September.
  69. Cairns, Robert D., 1985. "Nickel depletion and pricing: Further considerations," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 12(4), pages 395-396, December.
  70. Cairns, R. D., 1983. "Policy quandary: the Canadian nickel industry in recession," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 9(2), pages 140-141, June.
  71. Cairns, Robert D., 1982. "Assessment of risk in a minerals industry : Canadian nickel," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 59-64, March.
  72. Cairns, Robert D., 1982. "The measurement of resource rents : An application to Canadian nickel," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 8(2), pages 109-116, June.
  73. Robert D. Cairns, 1981. "A Reconsideration of Ontario Nickel Policy," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 7(4), pages 526-533, Autumn.
  74. Robert D. Cairns, 1981. "An Application of Depletion Theory to a Base Metal: Canadian Nickel," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 14(4), pages 635-648, November.
  75. Robert D. Cairns, 1981. "The Constitution as Regulation: The Case of Natural Resources," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 7(1), pages 66-74, Winter.

Chapters

  1. Robert D. Cairns, 1990. "Introduction," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Athanasios Asimakopulos & Robert D. Cairns & Christopher Green (ed.), Economic Theory, Welfare and the State, chapter 1, pages 1-11, Palgrave Macmillan.

Books

  1. Athanasios Asimakopulos & Robert D. Cairns & Christopher Green (ed.), 1990. "Economic Theory, Welfare and the State," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-349-10911-1, December.

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  1. NEP-ACC: Accounting and Auditing (4) 2016-12-18 2017-01-29 2017-11-12 2020-06-29
  2. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (4) 2001-02-08 2012-03-08 2017-11-12 2019-10-07
  3. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (2) 2001-05-16 2001-05-16
  4. NEP-UPT: Utility Models and Prospect Theory (2) 2019-10-07 2020-06-29
  5. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (1) 2001-02-08
  6. NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (1) 2019-10-07
  7. NEP-KNM: Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy (1) 2019-10-07
  8. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (1) 2001-02-08

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