Working paper by on 25 May 2010
We examine the driving forces behind farmers’ decisions to adapt to climate change, and the impact of adaptation on farmers’ food production. We investigate whether there … read more »
Working paper by Emma Tompkins, Lisa-Ann Hurlston on 1 Mar 2010
Abstract of Working Paper 21 We analyse the role of public and private responsibility in the provision of public goods – specifically, national hurricane preparedness, including early warnings and post-impact recovery. This is achieved through a review of the changes that have occurred in the Cayman Islands’ National Hurricane Committee (NHC). The NHC is a […]
Working paper by Simon Dietz, Cameron Hepburn on 1 Mar 2010
Conventional cost-benefit analysis incorporates the normally reasonable assumption that the policy or project under examination is marginal in the sense that it will not significantly change … read more »
Working paper by Antoine Dechezleprêtre on 4 Feb 2010
Our paper uses the EPO/OECD World Patent Statistical Database(PATSTAT) to provide a quantitative description of the geographic distribution of inventions in thirteen climate mitigation technologies since 1978 and their international diffusion on a global scale. read more »
Working paper by Alex Bowen, Nicholas Stern on 22 Jan 2010
We consider how environmental policies should respond to macroeconomic downturns. We first explore the implications of the global economic downturn of 2008-2009 for environmental policies, focusing, … read more »
Working paper by Ralf Martin on 1 Jan 2010
At present the USA is, in per capita terms, the top greenhouse gas polluter among the world’s major economies. This is mirrored by the high-energy intensity … read more »
Working paper by Antoine Dechezleprêtre on 1 Dec 2009
Using patent data from 66 countries for the 1990–2003 period, we characterise the factors that promote or hinder the international diffusion of climate-friendly technologies on a global scale read more »
Working paper by Simon Dietz on 1 Dec 2009
The aim of this paper is to consider, from an ethical point of view, the role that economics should play in evaluating climate change strategies. Economics has … read more »
Working paper by Rene Carmona, Max Fehr, Juri Hinz on 1 Nov 2009
Emissions trading markets have been touted as the most efficient mechanism to achieve environmental goals at least cost. Whether in the form of voluntary markets or … read more »
Working paper by Sam Fankhauser on 1 Nov 2009
Carbon markets are central to the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We introduce a new carbon market model that aims to simulate the development … read more »
