Publications
Forecasting non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies: a preliminary evaluation of the impacts of income and climate change
Insurance demand is driven by many factors, but for the emerging economies, one of the most significant historical drivers of growth has been income per capita. … read more »
A representation result for choice under conscious unawareness
There are many examples in policy making, investment and day-to-day life where the set of contingencies the decision maker can conceive of does not resolve all … read more »
The influence of academics as insider-nongovernmental actors in the Post-Kyoto Protocol Climate Change Negotiations: a matter of timing, network and policy-entrepreneurial capabilities
Nongovernmental actors influence negotiations with insider or outsider strategies. Academics are valued by government delegates for the neutrality and expertise they can provide as policy advisors … read more »
Written evidence on the Green Economy submitted to the Environmental Audit Committee by the Grantham
Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics with Simon Dietz and Alex Bowen. August 2011 – External link to evidence
Market-based instruments and technology choices: a synthesis
Market-based instruments are widely used to encourage innovation and investment in cleaner technologies. Using a simple analytical framework and graphical representations, this paper provides a theoretical … read more »
Scientific uncertainty: a user’s guide
There are different kinds of uncertainty. This paper outlines some of the various ways that uncertainty enters science, focusing on uncertainty in climate science and weather … read more »
Climate change policy in the United Kingdom
The Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment and the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) have published a policy paper, originally commissioned as a working … read more »
A stated preference investigation into the Chinese demand for farmed vs. wild bear bile
Farming of animals and plants has recently been considered not merely as a more efficient and plentiful supply of their products but also as a means of protecting wild … read more »
Inequality, communication and the avoidance of disastrous climate change in a public goods game
International efforts to provide global public goods often face the challenges of coordinating national contributions and distributing costs equitably in the face of uncertainty, inequality, and freeriding incentives. In … read more »
