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Networks of military alliances, wars, and international trade
Jackson, Matthew O.; Nei, Stephen - 2014 - Draft: February 2014
that economic benefits from international trade can provide incentives to form alliances in ways that restore stability and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350454
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Networks of Military Alliances, Wars, and International Trade
Jackson, Matthew O. - 2015
We investigate the role of networks of alliances in preventing (multilateral) interstate wars. We first show that, in the absence of international trade, no network of alliances is peaceful and stable. We then show that international trade induces peaceful and stable networks: trade increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013034278
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Networks of Military Alliances, Wars, and International Trade
Jackson, Matthew O.; Nei, Stephen - 2015
We investigate the role of networks of alliances in preventing (multilateral) interstate wars. We first show that, in the absence of international trade, no network of alliances is peaceful and stable. We then show that international trade induces peaceful and stable networks: trade increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014145358
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Banking permits: economic efficiency and distributional effects
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Massetti, Emanuele - 2008
Most analyses of the Kyoto flexibility mechanisms focus on the cost effectiveness of "where" flexibility (e.g. by showing that mitigation costs are lower in a global permit market than in regional markets or in permit markets confined to Annex 1 countries). Less attention has been devoted to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264301
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Delayed participation of developing countries to climate agreements: should action in the EU and US be postponed?
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Tavoni, Massimo - 2008
This paper analyses the cost implications for climate policy in developed countries if developing countries are unwilling to adopt measures to reduce their own GHG emissions. First, we assume that a 450 CO2 (550 CO2e) ppmv stabilisation target is to be achieved and that Non Annex1 (NA1)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264473
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Banking permits: Economic efficiency and distributional effects
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Massetti, Emanuele - 2008
Most analyses of the Kyoto flexibility mechanisms focus on the cost effectiveness of 'where' flexibility (e.g. by showing that mitigation costs are lower in a global permit market than in regional markets or in permit markets confined to Annex 1 countries). Less attention has been devoted to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270956
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Optimal Transfers and Participation Decisions in International Environmental Agreements
Carraro, Carlo; Eyckmans, Johan; Finus, Michael - 2005
The literature on international environmental agreements has recognized the role transfers play in encouraging participation in international environmental agreements (IEAs), but the few results achieved so far are overly specific and do not exploit the full potential of transfers for successful...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312412
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Incentives and stability of international climate coalitions: An integrated assessment
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; De Cian, Enrica; … - 2011
This paper analyses the incentives to participate in and the stability of international climate coalitions. Using the … integrated assessment model WITCH, the analysis of coalitions' profitability and stability is performed under alternative … on the profitability, stability, and potential stability of a number of coalitions which are potentially effective in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282963
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Alternative paths toward a low carbon world
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Tavoni, Massimo - 2010
This paper analyzes the economic and investment implications of a series of climate mitigation scenarios, characterized by different levels of ambition in terms of long term stabilization goals and the transition to attain them. In particular, the implications of fairly ambitious scenarios are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008729164
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Delayed participation of developing countries to climate agreements: should action in the EU and US be postponed?
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Tavoni, Massimo - 2008
This paper analyses the cost implications for climate policy in developed countries if developing countries are unwilling to adopt measures to reduce their own GHG emissions. First, we assume that a 450 CO2 (550 CO2e) ppmv stabilisation target is to be achieved and that Non Annex1 (NA1)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008780583