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Trade, Technique and Composition Effects : What is Behind the Fall in World-Wide SO2 Emissions 1990-2000?

Grether, Jean-Marie; Mathys, Nicole A.; De Melo, Jaime - 2014

world-wide SO2 emissions and estimate the impact of trade on emissions. Contrarily to concerns raised by environmentalists …, by allowing clean countries to become net importers of emissions, leads to a 10% increase in world emissions with respect … programming to simulate extreme situations where world emissions are either maximal or minimal. It turns out that effective …

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Trade in a 'Green Growth' Development Strategy Global Scale Issues and Challenges

De Melo, Jaime - 2012

The paper surveys the state of knowledge about the trade-related environmental consequences of a country’s development strategy along three channels: (i) direct trade-environment linkages (overexploitation of natural resources and trade-related transport costs); (ii) ‘virtual trade’ in...

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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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Technology Spillovers Embodied in International Trade : Intertemporal, Regional and Sectoral Effects in a Global CGE Framework

De Cian, Enrica; Parrado, Ramiro - 2014

This paper uses a dynamic CGE model to assess the intertemporal and spatial dimension of technology spillovers embodied in international trade within a climate and trade policy framework. Three are the main contributions of the study. First, to include endogenous factor-biased technical change...

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The Rise of Turkey and the New Mediterranean Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Cooperation in a Region in Transition

Tagliapietra, Simone - 2012

This paper, presenting a wide range of issues related to the role of Turkey in the Mediterranean energy context, aims to provide a comprehensive framework of understanding of the growing strategic relevance of Turkey for both the European Union and the overall Euro-Mediterranean region. In...

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The EU-Turkey Energy Relations after the 2014 Ukraine Crisis : Enhancing the Partnership in a Rapidly Changing Environment

Tagliapietra, Simone - 2014

(KRI) and in offshore Israel, while on the demand side the unprecedented political standoff between the Western world and …

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The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon : Theory and Experience

Aldy, Joseph E.; Stavins, Robert N. - 2012

Because of the global commons nature of climate change, international cooperation among nations will likely be necessary for meaningful action at the global level. At the same time, it will inevitably be up to the actions of sovereign nations to put in place policies that bring about meaningful...

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Unravelling the Worldwide Pollution Haven Effect

Grether, Jean-Marie; Mathys, Nicole A.; De Melo, Jaime - 2011

have only marginally affected the PCI of world trade at the end of the eighties …

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Sustainable Cooperation in Global Climate Policy : Specific Formulas and Emission Targets to Build on Copenhagen and Cancun

Bosetti, Valentina; Frankel, Jeffrey A. - 2014

We offer a framework to assign quantitative allocations of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), across countries, one budget period at a time. Under the two-part plan: China, India, and other developing countries accept targets at Business as Usual (BAU) in the coming budget period, the same...

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Clean or 'Dirty' Energy : Evidence on a Renewable Energy Resource Curse

Gennaioli, Caterina; Tavoni, Massimo - 2013

The aim of this paper is to provide an assessment of the potential for resource curse in the renewable energy sector. Taking a political economy approach, we analyze the link between public support schemes for renewable energy and the potential scope for rent seeking and corruption. The insights...

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