Working paper by Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Yann Ménière, Myra Mohnen on 28 Feb 2017
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of international patent families, including their domestic component. The authors exploit a relatively under-studied feature of patent families, namely the number … read more »
Policy publication by Bob Ward on 28 Feb 2017
These are the annotated notes to accompany an oral presentation on 1 February 2017 to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology.
by Swenja Surminski on 27 Feb 2017
Presentation given as part of the WIPCAD Lecture Series as Potsdam University.
Policy publication by Sean Kidney, Diletta Giuliani, Beate Sonerud on 27 Feb 2017
Headline issue Scaling up investment in low-carbon infrastructure is of paramount importance for limiting global warming to 2°C and for the EU to meet its 2030 emissions targets. The annual global investment required for infrastructure in a low-carbon scenario amounts to trillions of euros; this is not being met. This paper examines the role that […]
Research article by Suraje Dessai, Piers Forster, Susanne Lorenz, Jouni Paavola on 23 Feb 2017
Planning for adaptation to climate change is often regarded to be a local imperative and considered to be more effective if grounded on a solid evidence base and recognisant of relevant climate projections. Research has already documented some of the challenges of making climate information usable in decision-making but has not yet sufficiently reflected on […]
Research article by Valentina Bosetti, Melanie Heugues, Alessandro Tavoni on 17 Feb 2017
We explore the prospects of cooperation in a threshold public bad game. The experiment’s setup allows us to investigate the issue of effort coordination between signatories and non-signatories to … read more »
by Swenja Surminski on 15 Feb 2017
RFF Discussion Paper 17-04. Washington, DC, Resources for the Future, February 2017.
Policy publication by Swenja Surminski on 15 Feb 2017
Surminski, S. (2017). Washington, DC, Resources for the Future. External link to publication
Working paper by Michael Spackman on 10 Feb 2017
More than 50 years of social discounting literature have not delivered satisfactory academic guidance to government practitioners. Users of the social opportunity cost (SOC) paradigm do not always appreciate that … read more »
Research article by Alessandro Tavoni on 10 Feb 2017
Effective responses to climate change may demand a radical shift in human lifestyles away from self-interest for material gain, towards self-restraint for the public good. The challenge then lies … read more »
