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The Spectral Energy Distributions Of z~8 Galaxies From The IRAC Ultra Deep Fields
(2012)arXivWorking Paper -
Climate policies deserve a negative discount rate
(2012)Working papers de la Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH-WP)We defend a methodology of discounting, for the evaluation of the long-term effects of climate policies, which relies on a social welfare objective, against the view that the market rate of return should be used for that purpose. We also show that in the long run, the discount rate for such policies should focus on the worst-case scenario for the most disadvantaged populations. As a consequence, it is likely that the appropriate discount ...Working Paper -
Do status quo choices reflect preferences?
(2012)CEPE Working PaperDiscrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to assess preferences for services provided by regulated utilities. A commonly observed tendency of customers to opt for the status quo option may signal unwillingness to trade-off changes in service levels with bills, questioning the welfare theoretic interpretation of stated choices. In this paper, we examine status-quo choices and systematic non-trading behaviour in a discrete ...Working Paper -
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Betweenness Preference: Quantifying Correlations in the Topological Dynamics of Temporal Networks
(2012)arXivWorking Paper -
Strong finite-size corrections for lattice fermions at a supersymmetric multicritical point
(2012)arXivWorking Paper -
Green Paradox and Directed Technical Change
(2012)IDEI working papersThe "green paradox" literature points out that environmental policies which are anticipated to become gradually more stringent over time may induce a more rapid extraction of fossil fuels, thus having a detrimental effect to the environment. The manifestation of such phenomena has been extensively studied in the case of taxes directly applied to the extraction of a polluting non-renewable resource and of subsidies applied to its non-polluting ...Working Paper -
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