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We consider a world economy, in which the global public good ’biodiversity’ is positively correlated with that share of …-to-pay for biodiversity conservation is positive in ’rich’ developed countries (North), but very low in ’poor’ developing … welfare when the North financially supports biodiversity conservation in the South – as stipulated in the Convention on …
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This paper presents a first model integrating the relation between biodiversity loss and zoonose pandemic risks in a … preserve a greater quantity of biodiversity, thus decreasing the probability of a pandemic occurring, and second (mitigation … biodiversity conservation is shown to be more relevant for more “forward looking” societies, with a small discount rate and a high …
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This paper presents a first model integrating the relation between biodiversity loss and zoonose pandemic risks in a … preserve a greater quantity of biodiversity, thus decreasing the probability of a pandemic occurring, and second (mitigation … biodiversity conservation is shown to be more relevant for more “forward looking” societies, with a small discount rate and a high …
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looks at optimal policies of biodiversity conservation. The subject of the paper is natural biodiversity, which is …
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There is a widespread consensus among the most important players in developed countries (voters, politicians, producers, traditional and green interest groups and bureaucracies) that a shift towards an eco-social market economy is essential for sustainable growth. Nevertheless, market-based...
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species forming a food chain. The size of habitat determines the diversity and abundance of species. That biodiversity …
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econometric advancements, shifting focus to direct measures of biodiversity, filling the knowledge gap on the effect of protected …
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biodiversity. This paper uses the staggered introduction of protected-area policies between 1985 and 2020 to study the selection of …
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Discounting has to take account of ecosystem services in consumption and production. Previous literature focuses on the first aspect and shows the importance of the relative price effect, for given growth rates of consumption and ecosystem services. This paper focuses on intermediate ecosystem...
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A growing literature has shown that behavioral biases influence consumer choices. Such so-called internalities are ubiquitous in many settings, including energy efficiency investments and the consumption of sin goods, such as cigarettes and sugar. In this paper, we use a mechanism design...
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