29 April 2013, Urpelainen, J.: A model of dynamic climate governance: dream big, win small.
4 April 2013, Arrow et al.: How Should Benefits and Costs Be Discounted in an Intergenerational Context?
27 February 2013, Roberton C. Williams III (2011): "Growing state–federal conflicts in environmental policy: The role of market-based regulation", Journal of Public Economics.
6 February 2013, 11am: A Brief Analysis of the Doha Climate Change Conference, Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Vol. 12 No. 567
9 January 2013, 11am: Fischer and Fox (2011) "The Role of Trade and Competitiveness Measures in US Climate Policy", AER 101:3, 258-262.
28 November 2012, 11am: Robert Putnam's (1988) "Logic of two-level games".
30 October, 2pm: Goulder, Parry and Burtraw: "Revenue-raising versus other approaches to environmental protection: The critical significance of preexisting tax distortions", RAND Journal of Economics 28(4), 708-731 (1997)
26 September 2012, 11h: L.H. Goulder & I.W.H. Parry: "Instrument Choice in Environmental Policy". Rev Environ Econ Policy 2(2):152-174 (2008).
5 September 2012, 11h: T. Eichner & M. Runkel: "Subsidizing Renewable Energy Under Capital Mobility". CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3185
11 July 2012, 11 am: "Stocks and shocks: a clarification in the debate over price vs. quantity controls for greenhousegases", by John E. Parsons and Luca Taschini.
30 May 2012, 11h, Chaper 1 'Introduction' of "Trust and Reciprocity", edited by E.Ostrom and J.Walker (2005), Russell Sage Foundation
9 May 2012, 11h, P. Cramton and S. Stoft (2012): "Global Climate Games: How Pricing and a Green Fund Foster Cooperation". Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy 1(2):125-36
18 April 2012, 11h, S. Barrett (2005): "The Theory of International Environmental Agreements", in: Mäler & Vincent (Eds.): "Handbook of Environmental Economics", Vol.3, Chapter 28.
14 March 2012, 11h, W.Buchholz (2003): »Internationaler Umweltschutz als Globales Öffentliches Gut«, in: B. Genser (Hrsg.), Finanzpolitik und Umwelt, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, 73–149
16 November 2011, 11h, Karp & Rezai (2011): "The Political Economy of Environmental Policy with Overlapping Generations".
26 October 2011, 11h, Rezai, Foley, & Taylor (2010): "Global Warming and Economic Externalities", Economic Theory. DOI: 10.1007/s00199-010-0592-4
5 October 2011, 11h, Mankiw, Weinzierl & Yagan (2009): "Optimal Taxation in Theory and Practice," Journal of Economic Perspectives 23(4), pages 147-74.
5 August 2011, 11h, Heitzig, Lessmann and Zou, 'Keeping Climate in Check: A Self-Enforcing Strategy for Cooperation in Public Good Games' forthcoming with PNAS.
2 August 2011, 14h, new book by David Victor 'Global Warming Gridlock', presented by Christian.
13 July 2011, 11-13h, H.G. Monissen (1991): 'Rent-seeking in general equilibrium: A didactic illustration'. Public Choice 72: 111-129.
22 June 2011, 11-13h, S. Barrett "Climate Treaties and Breakthrough Technologies" AER 96(2):22-25 (2006).
1 June 2011, 11-13h, Parry & Bento: Tax deductions, environmental policy, and the "double dividend" hypothesis. JEEM 39(1):67-96 (2000).
4 May 2011, 11-13h, Bennear, LS and Stavins, RN: Second-best theory and the use of multiple policy instruments. Environ Resource Econ (2007) 37:111–129
2 and 23 March 2011, 11-13h, Beyond GDP: The Quest for a Measure of Social Welfare by Marc Fleurbaey
9 February 2011, 11h, S. Smulders and C. Di Maria: Endogenous Technological Change and the Cost of Environmental Policy
19 January 2011, 11h, J.E. Roemer: 'The Ethics of Intertemporal Distribution in a Warming Planet', Env Res Econ 2010
13 December 2010, 11h, Brekke and Johansson-Stenman: 'The Behavioral Economics of Climate Change', Ox Rev Econ Pol 24:280-97
17 November 2010, 11h, topic 'the big picture' (i): Behavioral economics development economics, social choice, public choice, and public finance.
PIG Informal Discussion Series
17 February 2012, visit and informal talks at German Federal Ministry of the Environment (BMU)
23 November 2011, meeting and informal talks with Prof Jose Etcheverry (U York, Toronto)
2 May 2011, Visit and discussion with FirstSolar in Frankfurt (Oder)
26 January 2011, at the Bundestag.
29 October 2010, round table 'The Future of International Climate Policy' with guests from the German ministry of environment (BMU)
16 June 2010, round table 'Current Issues in Climate Policy' with 3 guests from the private sector
PIG Research Seminar
10 May 2012, 10h: Kai Lessmann on "Numerical Modeling in Economics".
22 March 2012, 14h: Status Consumption and its Relevance for Climate Change Policy, by Linus Mattauch
23 February 2012, 15h: The Economics of Virgin Forest Conservation, by Matthias Kalkuhl.
8-9 February 2012, Workshop on Coalition Modelling at PIK
29 November 2011, 11h, Ottmar Edenhofer on "Expectations for Durban and the Future of Climate Policy"
8 November 2011, 14h, Matthias Kalkuhl on "CCS Policies for Climate Change Mitigation"
6 October 2011, 14h, Michael Jakob on "Decomposing Inequality in CO2 Emissions – The Role of Primary Energy Carriers and Economic Sectors"
23 August 2011, 10-12.30h, workshop on climate governance, with presentations from Markus Lederer and Thomas Hickmann (Uni Potsdam) on 'Authority in carbon governance', Steffen Brunner (PIK) on 'Climate finance: quo vadis?' and Christian Flachsland (PIK) on 'Climate finance for developing countries: Blessing or curse?'
9 August 2011, 12-13h, presentation by Christian Au (Hochschule für Philosophie München) on ethical aspects in the integration of developing countries in international climate policy.
5 July 2011, 14.30 - 15.30, presentation on 'CCS - An Option To Buy Time?' by Matthias Kalkuhl
25 May 2011, 10-13h, workshop on applications of Game Theory, with presentations by J.Heitzig (PIK FF4) on 'Nicht-kooperative und kooperative Analyseansätze zum Emissionsspiel', R.Schmidt (HU Berlin) on 'The timing of climate agreements', W.Habla (LMU Munich) on 'Climate policy and tax/expenditure competition' and M.Jakob (PIK) on 'Strategic Rationales for Public Good Provision in Sequential Climate Games'
16 March 2011, 12h, presentation on 'Committment and Flexibility under Uncertainty' by Steffen Brunner and Michael Jakob
5 October 2010, 14h, presentation on 'carbon leakage' by Michael Jakob
10 August 2010, 'coalition formation with heterogeneous countries and ‘modest’ contributions' by Michael Jakob
15 July 2010, 'signaling in international environmental agreements' by Michael Jakob
16 June 2010, 'From carbonization to decarbonization? - Past trends and future scenarios for China's CO2 emissions?' by Jan Steckel
27 May 2010, 'equilibrium concepts in economics' by Steffen Schlömer