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Hourglass models of world-wide problems such as climate change

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A simple model of “hourglass” problems is presented. For such problems, the benefit of a national policy measure is propagated to all countries through one single world-wide variable. The prime example is the effect of the reduction of CO2 emission on the world climate.Five optimal solutions are given, for various situations and points of view, followed by a comparison with the outcome of permit trading.

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  • Arie ten Cate, 2010. "Hourglass models of world-wide problems such as climate change," CPB Memorandum 238, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
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    • F5 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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