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Are demand elasticities affected by politically determined tax levels? : simultaneous estimates of gasoline demand and price
(2007-10-14)
Raising the price of fossil fuels is a key component of any effective policy to deal with climate change. Just how effective such policies are is decided by the price elasticities of demand. Many papers have studied this ...
The Impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on CO2 Intensity in Electricity Generation
(2009-06-09)
Prior to the launch of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in 2005, the electricity sector was widely proclaimed to have more low-cost emission abatement opportunities than other sectors. If this were true, effects ...
The effect of risk, ambiguity, and coordination on farmers’ adaptation to climate change: A framed field experiment
(2009-09-21)
The risk of loses of income and productive means due to adverse weather associated to climate change can significantly differ between farmers sharing a productive landscape. It is important to learn more about how farmers ...
Climate Change in a Public Goods Game: Investment Decision in Mitigation versus Adaptation
(2009-12-08)
We use behavioral and experimental economics to study a particular aspect of the economics of
climate change: the potential tradeoff between countries’ investments in mitigation versus adaptation.
While mitigation of ...
Economics vs. Physical-based Metrics for Relative Greenhouse Gas Valuations
(2009-06-02)
A range of alternatives to the Global Warming Potential (GWP) have been suggested in the scientific literature. One of these alternative metrics that has received significant attention is the cost-effective relative valuation ...
Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy in Developing Countries
(2009-01-20)
Organic agriculture as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability is a
concrete and promising option for adaptation in rural communities. Organic
agriculture has additional potential as a mitigation strategy. ...