Publications

Induced innovation and international environmental agreements: evidence from the ozone regime

Working paper by Eugenie Dugoua on 14 Jun 2021

This paper provides evidence that the Montreal Protocol’s restrictions on CFCs triggered a substantial increase in research and innovation on alternatives to ozone-depleting molecules and suggests such international environmental agreements can dynamically improve the benefit-cost equation of environmental protection and may therefore also be useful to dealing with current problems such as climate change.

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What does network analysis teach us about international environmental cooperation?

Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Sam Fankhauser, Jianjian Gao, Caterina Gennaioli, Pietro Panzarasa on 2 Jun 2021

This paper applies the tools of network analysis to understand the global network of international cooperation created by the system of international environmental agreements, which number more than 2,000.

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Trust and CO2 emissions: Cooperation on a global scale

Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Ara Jo on 27 Mar 2018

This paper finds that the culture of cooperation sustained by trust within a country positively affects international cooperative behaviour, showing that an increase in trust between citizens results in larger cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. read more »

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