Publications
Climate change and International River Boundaries: fixed points in shifting sands
We review the historical and legal role of International River Boundaries highlighting the paradox that exists between the stability needed for a boundary and the dynamism of fluvial landscapes in a changing climate. read more »
The land certification program and off-farm employment in Ethiopia
Land tenure security has long been touted as key to increased performance of the agricultural sector in developing countries. This paper utilizes household level panel data to analyse the impact … read more »
Adaptation to Climate Change and US Residential Energy Use – Does Adaptation Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
This research goes beyond previous analyses by evaluating which drivers would explain the relationship between climate change and energy use. read more »
Modelling land use, deforestation, and policy analysis: A hybrid optimization-ABM heterogeneous agent model with application to the Bolivian Amazon
Policy interventions designed to simultaneously stem deforestation and reduce poverty in tropical countries entail complex socio-environmental trade-offs. A hybrid model, comprising an optimising, agricultural household model integrated into the ‘shell’ … read more »
Policy experimentation, political competition, and heterogeneous beliefs
We model how heterogeneous beliefs about the uncertain consequences of long-run policy choices affect the incentives of incumbent governments. read more »
Environmental regulation and the cross-border diffusion of new technology: Evidence from automobile patents
Examines the impact of environmental regulation on the international diffusion of new technology through the patent system read more »
The Reform of the EU ETS: A Responsiveness Mechanism
Conference presentation presented at the Emissions Trading in the 2030 Framework conference at Universite Paris Dauphine, September 3, 2014 read more »
Climate change effects on agriculture: Economic responses to biophysical shocks
Agricultural production is sensitive to weather and thus directly affected by climate change. Plausible estimates of these climate change impacts require combined use of climate, crop, and economic models. Results … read more »
Ethics, equity and the economics of climate change. Paper 1: science and philosophy
This paper examines a broad range of ethical perspectives and principles relevant to the analysis of issues raised by the science of climate change and explores their implications. A second and companion … read more »
Investment in second-hand capital goods and energy intensity
This paper investigates the relationship between investment in new and second-hand capital goods and energy intensity. read more »
