Succesfull International Negotiations

International Environmental Negotiations

This paper provides an analysis of international environmental negotiations and agreements by focusing on the link between policy options on the one hand, and the structure of the agreements on the other. In particular, the paper analyzes whether there exist the conditions for agreements on global environmental problems to be signed by all or almost all world countries; and whether some countri...

international climate negotiations: health to the rescue?

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International climate negotiations: health to the rescue?

Negotiating Effectively: Justice in International Environmental Negotiations

Are negotiators who rely on justice principles in the process of bargaining and drafting agreements more—or rather less—effective than others? This article examines whether adherence to principles of procedural and distributive justice in negotiations contributes to more effective results, with a focus on international environmental negotiations. Effectiveness is defined in terms of the extent ...

International Negotiations for Reducing Greenhouse Gases with Emission Permits Trading∗

We build a three-stage game model of international negotiations on regulation of global emissions of greenhouse gases, and examine the Pareto optimality of an equilibirium allocation. First, we derive the condition for Pareto optimal allocations, which is an extension of the celebrated Samuelson condition. Next, we show that although production efficiency of a final allocation is always met at ...