The private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations | PNAS Collective action problems emerge when individual incentives and group interests are misaligned, as in the case of climate change. Individuals invo...

New paper out in PNAS from a collective effort of many labs, where we find that private solutions undermine the provision of public solutions

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Food choice with increased visibility – A field experiment at an environmental economics conference Food choices and in particular meat consumption have major impacts on the local and global environment, which is why the topic is gaining attention in…

Happy to share our latest pub on Ecological Econ. By means of a field exp at the @eaere.bsky.social 2022 Annual Conference, we show that increased visibility of one's food choices relatively affects their sustainability. Joint work with @atavoni.bsky.social, Astrid Dannenberg and Eva Weingärtner.

Please see below the Fall calendar of events of the Bologna Environmental Economics Group (BEEG).

All events are open to everyone—looking forward to seeing you there!

Buongiorno, @atavoni.bsky.social!⭐
We’re pleased to welcome Prof. Alessandro Tavoni to the network. He researches Environmental Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna.

🧐 Learn more about his research: sites.google.com/view/alessan...
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Just published a breakdown of the global demographic shift today.

There's no global shortage of young people. There are relatively few young white people.

(Also, ramping up births still wouldn't solve Global North workforce shortages of next decades)
timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/the-compos...

Representation, Peer Pressure and Punishment in a Public Goods Game - Environmental and Resource Economics In our repeated public goods experiment, randomly chosen representatives make decisions on contributions and punishment for both themselves and their team. Confirming previous findings, punishment…

In May's Environmental and Resource Economics: cooperation is key to managing many environmental problems. Hyoyoung Kim, Doruk İriş, Jinkwon Lee & Alessandro Tavoni examine how representative leadership affects cooperation and punishment. #EconSky @atavoni.bsky.social #EAERE

Dystopia is closer than you think We take our usual way of life too much for granted

Dystopia is closer than you think
www.optimallyirrational.com/p/dystopia-i...

America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel | by Gabriel Zucman - Project Syndicate Gabriel Zucman proposes that countries targeted by US tariffs retaliate with taxes on Elon Musk and his peers.

Tariffs for oligarchs! www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...