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Liberal principles for social welfare relations in infinitely-lived societies

Lombardi, Michele; Veneziani, Roberto - 2009

This paper extends the analysis of liberal principles in social choice recently proposed by Mariotti and Veneziani (2009a) to infinitely-lived societies. First, a novel characterisation of the inegalitarian leximax social welfare relation is provided based on the Individual Benefit Principle,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003877125

Incentives and stability of international climate coalitions : an integrated assessment

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; De Cian, Enrica; … - 2011

2-eq. More ambitious targets lead to the collapse of the coalition. -- Climate Policy ; Climate Coalition ; Game Theory …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009419726

Modelling economic impacts of alternative international climate policy architectures : a quantitative and comparative assessment of architectures for agreement

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Sgobbi, Alessandra; … - 2008

This paper provides a quantitative comparison of the main architectures for an agreement on climate policy. Possible …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008798525

Banking permits : economic efficiency and distributional effects

Bosetti, Valentina (contributor); Carraro, Carlo (contributor) - 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/10003659528

The optimal energy mix in power generation and the contribution from natural gas in reducing carbon emissions to 2030 and beyond

Carraro, Carlo; Tavoni, Massimo; Longden, Thomas; … - 2013 - First draft: September 2013

This paper analyses a set of new scenarios for energy markets in Europe to evaluate the consistency of economic incentives and climate objectives. It focuses in particular on the role of natural gas across a range of climate policy scenarios (including the Copenhagen Pledges and the EU Roadmap)...

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Strong subjectivism in the Marxian theory of exploitation : a critique

Veneziani, Roberto; Yoshihara, Naoki - 2009

This paper critically analyses the strongly subjectivist approach to exploitation theory recently proposed by Matsuo … exploitation index can be constructed. It is argued that a minimal objectivism is necessary in exploitation theory, whereby … related to the 'New Interpretation' ([1]; [3]). It is argued that it captures the core intuitions of exploitation theory and …

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Exploitation as the unequal exchange of labour : an axiomatic approach

Yoshihara, Naoki; Veneziani, Roberto - 2009

Roemer's (1982, 1988) classical approach and all the crucial insights of exploitation theory are generalised, proving that …

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Climate policy and the optimal balance between mitigation, adaptation and unavoided damage

Bosello, Francesco; Carraro, Carlo; De Cian, Enrica - 2010 - This draft: February 2010

It has become commonly accepted that a successful climate strategy should compound mitigation and adaptation. The accurate combination between adaptation and mitigation that can best address climate change is still an open question. This paper proposes a framework that integrates mitigation,...

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What should we expect from innovation? : a model-based assessment of the environmental and mitigation cost implications of climate-related R&D

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Duval, Romain; … - 2010

This paper addresses two basic issues related to technological innovation and climate stabilisation objectives: i) Can innovation policies be effective in stabilising greenhouse gas concentrations? ii) To what extent can innovation policies complement carbon pricing (taxes or permit trading) and...

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Delayed action and uncertain targets : how much will climate policy cost?

Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Sgobbi, Alessandra; … - 2008

Despite the growing concern about actual on-going climate change, there is little consensus about the scale and timing of actions needed to stabilise the concentrations of greenhouse gases. Many countries are unwilling to implement effective mitigation strategies, at least in the short-term, and...

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