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The economics of climate change involves a vast array of uncertainties, complicating both the analysis and development of climate policy. This study presents the results of the first comprehensive study of uncertainty in climate change using multiple integrated assessment models. The study looks...
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An empirical overview of the UNESCO World Heritage List according to various characteristics is presented. The … officially stated intention of the World Heritage List is to protect global heritage. Our focus is on the imbalance of the … considered "balanced" from different points of view. It turns out that the World Heritage List is unbalanced with respect to a …
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Awards are widespread in all countries and are prevalent both in the public sphere and in the private sector. This paper argues, and empirically supports, that awards serve public functions and economists should take them seriously. Using a unique cross-country data set, we suggest that awards...
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Wenn ganze Finanzsystemen von radikalem Vertrauensentzug betroffen sind, so können dem nur Einrichtungen nachhaltig entgegentreten, die einen fast unbegrenzten Zugriff auf Ressourcen haben. Solche Einrichtungen können auch "Selbsthilfegruppen" sein, wie etwa ein Pool mächtiger Banken, wie das...
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