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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...

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Optimal Transfers and Participation Decisions in International Environmental Agreements

Carraro, Carlo - 2012

Transfers often play a crucial role in encouraging participation in international environmental agreements (IEAs). However, the economic literature on transfers is very limited and results achieved so far do not exploit the full potential of transfers for successful treaty-making. Therefore, in...

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Modeling Biased Technical Change - Implications for Climate Policy

Carraro, Carlo; De Cian, Enrica; Nicita, Lea - 2012

Climate-economy models aiming at quantifying the costs and effects of climate change impacts and policies have become important tools for climate policy decision-making. Although there are several important dimensions along which models differ, this paper focuses on a key component of climate...

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Incentives and Stability of International Climate Coalitions : An Integrated Assessment

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; De Cian, Enrica; … - 2012

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 …

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Alternative Paths Toward a Low Carbon World

Bosetti, Valentina - 2013

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...

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