Abstract
It is commonly believed that an increase in environmental awareness is conducive to the protection of the global commons. Moreover, it has been proposed that governments should "give a good example" by unilaterally reducing emissions. In a simple analytical framework it is shown that these relations are less straightforward than intuitively expected. On the contrary: "good intentions" might lead to lower abatement targets within an international environmental agreement and to lower stability due to strategic behavior of governments.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-40 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics |
Volume | 134 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |