In this paper we study the influence of economic stability on the level of corruption in a country, where high stability is defined as a low level of variance in economic output growth. We present a political competition model with exogenous shocks to economic output where politicians can decide...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1. Leadership and Hegemony -- Part 2: Hegemony and Collective Goods -- 2. A Collective-Goods Model of International Interdependence -- 3. Stackelberg Leadership and Public Goods -- 4. Predatory Hegemony:...

The market for voluntary carbon offsets has grown steadily in the last decade, yet it remains a very small niche. Most emissions from business travel are still not offset. This paper exploits a unique dataset examining the decision to purchase carbon offsets at two academic conferences in...

During the Covid 19 Pandemic, there have been countless calls for the creation of ''global public goods'' or ''global commons'' issued by a variety of actors with sometimes diametrically opposed views, as if the two notions had the same meaning. And indeed, even today these notions are still...