Working paper by Bruno Lanz, Simon Dietz, Tim Swanson on 3 Jun 2016
We study how stochasticity in the evolution of agricultural productivity interacts with economic and population growth, and the associated demand for food. We use a two-sector Schumpeterian model of growth, … read more »
Policy publication by Misato Sato on 2 Jun 2016
A project led jointly by Climate Strategies and DIW Berlin has been exploring whether inclusion of domestic sales of selected energy intensive commodities (e.g. steel) in domestic emission trading schemes … read more »
Research article by Andy Gouldson on 1 Jun 2016
It is often held that the UK has been something of a leader in its response to climate change, and that the USA has been more of a laggard. Whilst much of this debate relates to government policy, in this paper we consider whether this is true when it comes to corporate action on climate […]
Working paper by Doruk İriş, Alessandro Tavoni on 20 May 2016
We study the impact of loss-aversion and the threat of catastrophic damages, which we jointly call threshold concerns, on international environmental agreements. We aim to understand whether a threshold for … read more »
Working paper by Alessandro Tavoni, Doruk İriş on 20 May 2016
We live in a world characterized by discontinuities, where thresholds for abrupt and irreversible change are omnipresent, both in economic and ecological dynamics. Such thresholds, often referred to as tipping … read more »
Research article by David Castells-Quintana, Maria del Pilar Lopez-Uribe, Tom McDermott on 20 May 2016
The links among climate change, economic growth and economic development have gained increasing attention over recent years in both the academic and policy literature. However, most of the existing literature … read more »
Research article by Jouni Paavola, Dabo Guan, Rosa Duarte, Ana Serrano on 19 May 2016
The use of water resources has traditionally been studied by accounting for the volume of water removed from sources for specific uses. This approach focuses on surface and groundwater only and it ignores that international trade of products with substantial amounts of embodied water can have an impact on domestic water resources. Using current economic […]
Research article by Alina Averchenkova, Florence Crick, Adriana Kocornik-Mina, Hayley Leck, Swenja Surminski on 19 May 2016
Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of all actors in society. Until recently, the predominant research focus has been on governments, communities, and the third sector as key actors … read more »
Working paper by Misato Sato, Marta Ciszewska on 18 May 2016
International carbon offsetting can help reduce compliance costs in emissions trading schemes and at the same time support carbon mitigation projects in developing countries. A surprising observation from the European … read more »
Research article by Christian Siderius on 17 May 2016
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