| DOI: | 10.1080/14693062.2014.992297
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| Scopus记录号: | 2-s2.0-84955337425
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| 论文题名: | The economics of leadership in climate change mitigation |
| 作者: | Schwerhoff G
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| 刊名: | Climate Policy
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| ISSN: | 1469-3062
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| EISSN: | 1752-7457
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| 出版年: | 2016
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| 卷: | 16, 期:2 | | 起始页码: | 196
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| 结束页码: | 214
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 英文关键词: | climate change
; economic leadership
; public good provision
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| Scopus关键词: | climate change
; cost-benefit analysis
; economic impact
; environmental economics
; environmental policy
; globalization
; mitigation
; public goods
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| Scopus学科分类: | nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
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| 英文摘要: | Which kind of reaction can a nation or group of nations expect when leading by example in climate policy? This synthesis article describes possible positive reaction mechanisms from different fields of economics, some of which have scarcely been linked to climate economics previously. One effect may be behavioural, a reaction motivated by fairness, reciprocity, or norms. Second, other nations may interpret the leader's action as a signal on his preference or the value of the objective and adjust their own policy based on the new information. Third, the leader may provide a service to other nations, which decreases their costs and risks. The followers could benefit by learning successful policies, adopting technologies, and obtaining information on the cost of environmental policy. All of these mechanisms have in common that the leader sets an example with the intention of motivating others to contribute to the public good. Policy relevance A large body of both theoretical and empirical evidence shows that leading by example in climate change mitigation by a small group of nations has important potential for motivating other nations to follow. Modern economics has identified a range of mechanisms to explain why simple free-riding is unlikely to dominate the reaction to leadership. One such mechanism is described by behavioural economics. Humans often behave as conditional cooperators, meaning that they are willing to do their bit once a leader has done his. A second mechanism is the transmission of a credible signal that the leader considers climate change mitigation to be important. Finally, the leader gains knowledge, which spills over to other countries and thus moves their cost–benefit ratio in favour of mitigation. This evidence implies that leadership provides a promising alternative to stimulate the global cooperation that will eventually be needed to stabilize the climate. © 2015 Taylor & Francis. |
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| 资源类型: | 期刊论文
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80389
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| Appears in Collections: | 科学计划与规划
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作者单位: | Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PO Box 601203, Potsdam, Germany
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Schwerhoff G. The economics of leadership in climate change mitigation[J]. Climate Policy,2016-01-01,16(2)
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