Adaptation and International Environmental Agreements
20 Pages Posted: 15 Jun 2016
Date Written: June 13, 2015
Abstract
We study the impact of collective effort in R&D in adaptation technologies, and also spillover effects on formation and size of stable international environmental agreements (IEAs). Our results suggest that it is possible to have more than one size of stable IEA. We can achieve a superior equilibrium, i.e., the grand coalition, if countries manage to keep knowledge spillovers low and arrange a minimum ratification threshold. This threshold is defined endogenously. We also shed light on the effects of two-sided spillover on global welfare and the size of stable IEAs.
Keywords: International environmental agreements, Adaptation technology, Minimum participation clause, Climate change, Knowledge spillover
JEL Classification: Q50, Q54, C72
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