A5008292357- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Merger and Competition Analysis
- Supply Chain and Inventory Management
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Auction Theory and Applications
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Economic Policies and Impacts
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Utrecht University
2021-2024
University of Gothenburg
2013-2022
Tilburg University
2015-2016
Rising inequalities and accelerating global environmental change pose two of the most pressing challenges twenty-first century. To explore how these phenomena are linked, we apply a social-ecological systems perspective review literature to identify six different types interactions (or “pathways”) between inequality biosphere. We find that research so far has only considered one-directional effects on biosphere, or vice versa. However, given potential for complex dynamics socioeconomic...
Livestock is known to contribute significantly climate change and negatively impact global nitrogen cycles biodiversity. However, there has been little research on economically efficient policies for regulating meat production consumption. In the absence of first-best policy instruments livestock sector, second-best consumption taxes can address multiple environmental externalities simultaneously as well improve diet-related public health. this article, we review empirical evidence social...
Effective climate change mitigation requires green innovation, but not all projects have equal social value. We examine the role of innovation heterogeneity in a model where policy maker cannot observe quality and directly subsidize socially most valuable innovations. find that carbon pricing works as an screening device; this creates premium on optimal price, raising it above Pigouvian level. identify conditions for perfect generalize results to policies under alternative intellectual...
To what extent have national fiscal policies contributed to the decarbonisation of newly sold passenger cars? We construct a simple model that generates predictions regarding effect on average $$\hbox {CO}_{2}$$ emissions new cars, and then test empirically. Our empirical strategy combines diverse series data. First, we use large database vehicle-specific taxes in 15 EU countries over 2001–2010 measure for vehicle registration annual road tax levels, separately, sensitivity these taxes. find...
Livestock is known to play a significant role in climate change and negatively impact global nitrogen cycles biodiversity. However, economically efficient policies for regulating meat production consumption are under-researched. In the absence of first-best policy instruments livestock sector, second-best taxes on can address multiple environmental externalities simultaneously, while improving diet-related public health. Here, we review empirical basis 'social costs meat' study rationales...
To what extent have national fiscal policies contributed to the decarbonisation of newly sold passenger cars? We construct a simple model that generates predictions regarding effect on average CO2 emissions new cars, and then test empirically. Our empirical strategy combines diverse series data. First, we use large database vehicle-specific taxes in 15 EU countries over 2001-2010 measure for vehicle registration annual road tax levels, separately, sensitivity these taxes. find many become...
The social cost of carbon (SCC), commonly referred to as the price, is monetized damage from emitting one unit CO2 atmosphere. SCC typically obtained large‐scale computational Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) that consolidate interdisciplinary climate research inputs obtain a price estimate relevant for policy‐making. However, economy interactions IAMs remain inaccessible scientists in general. Here we develop simple closed‐form formula captures key physical and economic determinants...
Passenger transport has significant externalities, including carbon emissions and air pollution. Public health research identified additional social gains from active travel, due to the benefits of physical exercise. Per mile, these greatly exceed external costs car use. We introduce travel into an optimal fuel taxation model characterize analytically second‐best tax. find that accounting for increases tax by 44% in USA 38% UK. Fuel taxes should be implemented jointly with other policies...
Effective climate change mitigation requires green innovation, but not all projects have equal social value. We examine the role of innovator heterogeneity in a model where policy maker cannot observe innovation quality and directly subsidize socially most valuable innovations. find that carbon pricing works as an screening device; this creates premium on optimal price, raising it above Pigouvian level. identify conditions for perfect generalize results to policies under alternative...
Habits are an important cause of sluggish consumption adjustment in response to price shocks. This paper studies shifts within the bundle under endogenous habit formation. I put forward a model with good-specific, or 'deep', habits that persistence good-specific consumption. In addition, at aggregate level, act as benchmark against which is evaluated. evaluate dynamic choices realistic assumption consumer imperfectly internalizes formation process. compare welfare-maximizing choices, and...
This paper studies shifts in the consumption bundle when is subject to habit formation, and consumers do not internalize this formation process. Habits are good-specific, or ’deep’, cause persistence good-specific consumption. In addition, at aggregate level, habits act as benchmark against which evaluated. I establish that a rapid transition optimal if effect relatively strong, determine path of taxes subsidies implements transition, both goods produced competitively they by monopolists. To...
Abstract We evaluate the effect of vehicle recalls on transactions in second-hand market. Using a rich data set Dutch registrations, we exploit quasiexperimental variation across nearly identical cars. find strong heterogeneities market segments: increased for cars with lower listed price or defects, and decreased those higher no defects. Based our theoretical model, this suggests that increase sorting low-end markets, yet exacerbate adverse selection high-end markets. Our results shed light...
Despite ambitious climate goals and already substantial stocks of developed fossil energy reserves, development new reserves continues to be high. This raises concerns, as it reinforces the industry's opportunities incentives continue extraction, may necessitate abandonment meet targets. In this paper, we analyze transition, considering activities. We provide conditions for when industry will abandon establish that continued resources is not incompatible with abandoning reserves. The...
Transport has significant externalities including carbon emissions and air pollution. Public health research identified additional social gains from active travel, due to benefits of physical exercise. Per mile, these greatly exceed the external costs car use. We introduce travel into an optimal fuel taxation model analytically characterise second-best tax. find that accounting for increases tax by 49% in US 36% UK. Fuel taxes should be implemented jointly with other policies aimed at...
We evaluate the effect of vehicle recalls on transactions in second-hand market. Using a rich dataset Dutch registrations, we exploit quasi-experimental variation across nearly-identical cars. find strong heterogeneities market segment: vehicles with lower (higher) list price or some (zero) defects experience an increase (decrease) after recall. Based our theoretical model, this suggests that sorting low-end markets, yet exacerbate adverse selection high-end markets. Our results shed light...
We determine the core characteristics of a climate coalition’s optimal policies in dynamic two country directed technical change framework. Unilateral alter structure production and thereby innovation incentives across countries. Whenever feasible, implement sustainable growth by directing global to nonpolluting sector. If nonparticipants drive innovation, this requires relocating clean nonparticipants. A calibration exercise suggests that US or EU alone are too small growth. coalition Annex...
Transport has a large number of significant externalities including carbon emissions, air pollution, accidents, and congestion. Active travel such as cycling walking can reduce these externalities. Moreover, public health research identified additional social gains from active due to benefits increased physical exercise. In fact, on per mile basis, dominate the external costs car use by two orders magnitude. We introduce options into an optimal taxation model transport study appropriate...