Research article by James Rising on 5 Oct 2020
A key strategy for agriculture to adapt to climate change is by switching crops and relocating crop production. We develop…
by Wes Austin, Stefano Carattini, John Gomez Mahecha on 5 Oct 2020
Examining the relationship between contemporaneous exposure to fine particulate matter and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, this paper, using US data, finds that fluctuations in local air quality can almost immediately impact the rate of confirmed cases and deaths from the disease.
Research article by Joanna Pardoe, Katharine Vincent, Declan Conway, Emma Archer van Garderen, Andy Dougill, David Mkwambisi, Dorothy Tembo-Nhlema on 2 Oct 2020
In this paper, we use an inductive approach and longitudinal analysis to explore political influences on the emergence and evolution…
Research article by Shaikh Eskander, Sam Fankhauser, Joana Setzer on 19 Sep 2020
There is no country in the world that does not have at least one law or policy dealing with climate…
Working paper by Quentin Coutellier, Greer Gosnell, Zeynep Gürgüç, Ralf Martin, Mirabelle Muûls on 14 Sep 2020
The authors of this paper analyse flexibility in residential energy demand through a series of experiments on the adoption and usage of WiFi-enabled smart plugs in the home.
Working paper by Julius Andersson, Giles Atkinson on 9 Sep 2020
The fact that a carbon tax is an environmentally and economically efficient instrument for reducing emissions is often highlighted, but the equity story is also of importance. This paper addresses the question of the distributional burden of a carbon tax across different income groups and the role played by income inequality.
Working paper by Architesh Panda, Swenja Surminski on 7 Sep 2020
How to effectively monitor and evaluate the use of climate and disaster risk insurance remains unclear. This paper reviews how these instruments are currently evaluated and finds a need for transparent monitoring and evaluation frameworks to enable greater scrutiny and to assist those funding, demanding or supplying insurance, with evidence from India and Africa.
Working paper by Stefano Carattini on 4 Sep 2020
Cooperative behavior is essential for societies to thrive and for humanity to address local and global social dilemmas. This paper combines several large-scale surveys with different strategies for identifying trust, to shed new light on the determinants of cooperative behavior, including that needed to advance progress on climate change mitigation.
Policy publication by Alina Averchenkova on 3 Sep 2020
The aim of this report is to inform the debate on the need for, and the design of, an independent expert advisory mechanism under the European Climate Law, based on experiences with the implementation of national climate change legislation.
Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Julia Blasch on 1 Sep 2020
The authors of this paper devise a new strategy for social interventions designed to increase climate-friendly behaviour, testing the proclivity of attendees at a major European environmental economics conference to offset their carbon emissions from travelling to the conference.
