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The use of international agreements in transnational environmental protection

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  • Michael Finus
  • Philip Cooper
  • Christian Almer

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International environmental agreements (IEAs) offer a potent method for addressing environmental issues that transgress national borders, but realizing this capability has proven difficult in many cases. In the tradition of economic research in this field, the papers in this issue contribute to the elucidation of the barriers to and conditions for achieving effective agreements. This paper places the others in this issue in the context of the literature, employing a conceptual framework that captures the essential features of the processes necessary for effective collective action among countries, and highlights areas for further research. It is argued that more empirical research is required to complement the theoretical approach of much of the literature. Such research might not only assess the relevance of theoretical findings but also elucidate influences on the behaviour of country representatives such as pressures deriving from the values and attitudes of their constituencies.

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  • Michael Finus & Philip Cooper & Christian Almer, 2017. "The use of international agreements in transnational environmental protection," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 69(2), pages 333-344.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:oxecpp:v:69:y:2017:i:2:p:333-344.
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    1. Rogna, Marco & Vogt, Carla, 2020. "Coalition formation with optimal transfers when players are heterogeneous and inequality averse," Ruhr Economic Papers 865, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
    2. Bellelli, Francesco S. & Scarpa, Riccardo & Aftab, Ashar, 2023. "An empirical analysis of participation in international environmental agreements," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    3. Natalia Escobar-Pemberthy & Maria Ivanova, 2020. "Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Rationale and Design of the Environmental Conventions Index," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-23, August.

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    JEL classification:

    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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