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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

Distributional and welfare impacts of renewable subsidies in Italy

Distante, Roberta; Verdolini, Elena; Tavoni, Massimo - 2016

We empirically assess the distributional impacts and welfare effects of policies to incentivize renewable electricity production for the case of Italy. We use data from the Household Budget Survey between 2000 and 2010 to estimate a demand system in which energy goods' shares of expenditure are...

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Access to modern energy : a review of barriers, drivers and impacts

Bonan, Jacopo; Pareglio, Stefano; Tavoni, Massimo - 2016 - This version: 5 July 2016

Universal access to modern energy services, in terms of access to electricity and to modern cooking facilities, has been recognized as a fundamental challenge for development. Despite strong praise for action and the deployment of large-scale electrification programs and improved cookstove (ICS)...

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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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003933908

The role of international carbon offsets in a second-best climate policy : a numerical evaluation

De Cian, Enrica; Tavoni, Massimo - 2010

International carbon offsets have been promoted since the Kyoto Protocol and an increasing number of countries have implemented or proposed cap-and-trade schemes with international trading, even though with quantitative or qualitative restrictions. Those limits reflect the trade-off between...

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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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