Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2012

    Smuggling around the World: Evidence from a Structural Equation Model

    This article uses a Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) model to analyse the determinants of smuggling. The analysis reveals that higher corruption and a lower rule of law encourage smuggling. Tariffs…

  2. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2012

    Foreign Direct Investment and Technological Convergence

  3. Refereed Journal // 2012

    Coalition Formation and Voting In Public Goods Games

    This study experimentally examines the voluntary formation of coalitions to provide a public good when the coalition members use different voting schemes to determine their commitment. To this end,…

  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2011

    Distributional Impacts of a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Policy: A General Equilibrium Analysis of Carbon Pricing

    The United States face enormous challenges in the energy area. Climate change, biofuels policy, energy security and environmental degradation are all intimately bound up with energy production and consumption.…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2011

    General equilibrium, electricity generation technologies and the cost of carbon abatement: A structural sensitivity analysis

    Electricity generation is a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions, and abatement in this sector is a key determinant of economy-wide regulation costs. The complexity of an integrated representation of…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2011

    The future of U.S. natural gas production, use, and trade

    Two computable general equilibrium models, one global and the other providing U.S. regional detail, are applied to analysis of the future of U.S. natural gas. The focus is on uncertainties including the scale…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Distributional Impacts of Carbon Pricing: A General Equilibrium Approach with Micro-Data for Households

    Many policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions have at their core efforts to put a price on carbon emissions. Carbon pricing impacts households both by raising the cost of carbon intensive products and by…