Search for dissertations about: "economics of climate change"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 103 swedish dissertations containing the words economics of climate change.
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1. Essays on Economic Modeling of Climate Change
Abstract : Structural change in a two-sector model of the climate and the economy introduces issues concerning substitutability among goods in a two-sector economic growth model where emissions from fossil fuels give rise to a climate externality. Substitution is modeled using a CES-production function where the intermediate inputs differ only in their technologies and the way they are affected by the climate externality. READ MORE
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2. Essays on the Macroeconomics of Climate Change
Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays on macroeconomic aspects of climate change.Technological Trends and the Intertemporal Incentives For Fossil-Fuel Use analyzes how (the expectations about) the future developments of different kinds of technology affect the intertemporal incentives for fossil-fuel use. READ MORE
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3. Studies in climate change policy : theory and experiments
Abstract : Emission Quota Trade Among the Few: Laboratory Evidence of Joint Implementation Among Committed Countries. The purpose of the laboratory tests reported here is to identify a well-functioning design, tailored for an upcoming unique experiment using real-world relevant decision makers for carbon emission reductions trade among four countries committed to binding carbon emission limits, a form of so-called joint implementation. READ MORE
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4. Essays in Climate and Labour Economics
Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays in climate and labour economics.Uncertainty, Climate Change and the Global EconomyUsing a modified version of the RICE model of the global economy and climate, we explore the uncertainty about various natural and socio-economic processes, and how this feeds through to uncertainty about climatic and economic outcomes. READ MORE
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5. Beyond Pigou: Climate Change Mitigation, Policy Making and Distortions
Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays.The first essay, “Optimal Carbon and Income Taxation”, analyzes carbon taxation while taking into account that taxes are set by national policy makers. I add two features, namely distortionary income taxation and lack of commitment to future policies, to a standard climate-economy model. READ MORE