The role of uncertainty and learning for the success of international climate agreements

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-43

  Finus, Michael ^a   Pintassilgo, Pedro ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Learning; Self enforcing agreements; Transnational cooperation; Uncertainty; Voluntary provision of public goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878145539     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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