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Biodiversity and Geography
Rauscher, Michael - 2014
looks at optimal policies of biodiversity conservation. The subject of the paper is natural biodiversity, which is …
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Coaseian Biodiversity Conservation. Who Benefits?
Eichner, Thomas - 2017
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962993
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Agricultural Trade, Biodiversity Effects and Food Price Volatility
Bellora, Cecilia; Bourgeon, Jean-Marc - 2021
Biotic factors such as pests create biodiversity effects that increase production risks and decrease land productivity … incomplete under free trade because of the decrease in land productivity. Pesticides allow farmers to reduce these biodiversity … biodiversity effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315542
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A Micro-Level 'Consumer Approach' to Species Population Dynamics
Christiaans, Thomas; Eichner, Thomas; Pethig, Rudiger - 2021
In this paper we develop a micro ecosystem model whose basic entities are representative organisms which behave as if maximizing their net offspring under constraints. Net offspring is increasing in prey biomass intake, declining in the loss of own biomass to predators and Allee's Law applies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318279
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The Democratic Window of Opportunity : Evidence from Riots in Sub-Saharan Africa
Aidt, Toke Skovsgaard - 2014
We show that drought-induced changes in the intensity of riots lead to moves towards democracy in sub-Saharan Africa, and that these changes are often a result of concessions made as a result of the riots. This provides evidence that low-intensity conflict can have a substantial short-run impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050460
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Spatial Concentration of Military Dictatorships in Sub-Saharan Africa (1977-2007)
Caruso, Raul - 2014
We empirically investigate the existence of spatial autocorrelation between military dictatorships in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1977 through 2007. We apply a Bayesian SAR probit regression, extended to a pooled model. We find a robust and positive spatial autocorrelation coefficient, which shows a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013052067
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Six Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy
Fullerton, Don - 2011
While prior literature has identified various effects of environmental policy, this note uses the example of a proposed carbon permit system to illustrate and discuss six different types of distributional effects: (1) higher prices of carbon-intensive products, (2) changes in relative returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131355
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Why Does Environmental Policy in Representative Democracies Tend to Be Inadequate? A Preliminary Public Choice Analysis
Kollmann, Andrea - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136587
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Global Warming and Extreme Events : Rethinking the Timing and Intensity of Environmental Policy
Chen, Yu-Fu - 2010
The possibility of low-probability extreme events has reignited the debate over the optimal intensity and timing of climate policy. In this paper we therefore contribute to the literature by assessing the implications of low-probability extreme events on environmental policy in a continuous-time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139799
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Self-Enforcing Environmental Agreements and International Trade
Eichner, Thomas - 2013
In the basic model of the literature on international environmental agreements (IEAs) (Barrett 1994; Rubio and Ulph 2006) the number of signatories of self-enforcing IEAs does not exceed three, if non-positive emissions are ruled out. We extend that model by introducing a composite consumer good and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086051