Publications
Non-identical quadruplets: four new estimates of the elasticity of marginal utility for the UK
This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the value of the elasticity of marginal utility for the United Kingdom. This parameter is a key determinant of … read more »
Modeling climate mitigation and adaptation policies to predict their effectiveness: The limits of randomized controlled trials
Modeling climate mitigation and adaptation policies to predict their effectiveness read more »
Response to public consultation on ‘Securing the future availability and affordability of home insurance in areas of flood risk’
Flooding is the biggest natural disaster risk in England. Flood risk is expected to increase due to climate change and continued development of floodplains for residential and commercial property, which increases the exposure of homes and businesses. Addressing the causes and consequences of flooding is very important and we welcome the recent efforts by the Government and the insurance industry to reform the approach to flood insurance in England. read more »
Does foreign environmental policy influence domestic innovation? Evidence from the wind industry
This paper analyses the relative influence of domestic and foreign demand-pull policies in wind power across OECD countries on the rate of innovation in this technology. We use annual … read more »
Regime shifts in a social-ecological system
Ecological regime shifts are rarely purely ecological. Not only is the regime shift frequently triggered by human activity, but the responses of relevant actors to ecological dynamics are often … read more »
Game theory: Building up cooperation
Reference Tavoni, A. 2013. Game theory: Building up cooperation. Nature Climate Change.
Response to European Commission’s green paper on the insurance of natural and man-made disasters
of key points Insurance is one tool amongst others in a holistic natural disaster risk management strategy. Risk transfer alone, without consideration of risk reduction efforts, is not a … read more »
Do flood insurance schemes in developing countries provide incentives to reduce physical risks?
Risk transfer, including insurance, is widely recognised as a tool for increasing financial resilience to severe weather events, such as floods. The application of this mechanism … read more »
Resource discoveries, learning and national income accounting
Questions about the ultimate size of mineral and energy resource endowments, and the degree of fiscal prudence which should be exercised by countries engaged in resource … read more »
