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Dynamic Games in Environmental Economics PhD minicourse Part I: Repeated Games and Self-Enforcing Agreements

Bård Harstad

UiO

December 2017

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Content of the Class

  • I. Repeated games, SPEs, Self-enforcing agreements
  • II. Stochastic/dynamic games, MPEs, contracts as legally binding

agreements

  • III. Free-riding and coalition formation

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Limitations: The following will not be covered

Empirics Game theory Asymmetric information Continuous time Resources and extraction North vs. South Domestic political economics

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Literature

Fudenberg and Tirole ’96: Game Theory Mailath and Samuelson ’06: Repeated Games and Reputations Bolton and Dewatripont ’05: Contract Theory: Quantities and investments Hart: Theory of the Firm: Hold-up problems and organizational responces Dockner, Jørgensen, Van Long and Sorger ’00: Differentiatial Games in Economics and Management Science Barrett ’03: Environment & Statecraft There is a gap between the game theoretical literature and the more applied one in environmental economics. Filling this gap is the goal of both my research and this class.

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Outline for Day 1

  • a. Concepts
  • b. Repeated games and Folk theorem
  • c. Repeated games with emission and pollution
  • d. Repeated games with imperfect public monitoring
  • e. Renegotiation proofness
  • f. Technological spillovers
  • g. Continuous emission levels and policies
  • h. Lessons

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  • 1. Motivation - Kyoto 1997

The Kyoto Protocol (first commitment period):

35 countries negotiated quotas 5% average emission reduction (from 1990-levels) 5y: 2008-2012

Durban Platform and Doha 2012:

EU promised to continue similar commitments, if

  • ther countries specify targets by 2015 for 2020

Investments in new technology

Importance of technology transfer/develop recognized.. "technology needs must be nationally determined, based on national circumstances and priorities" (§114 in the Cancun Agreement, confirmed in Durban)

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  • 1. Motivation - Lima 2014

The approach taken by this agreement is quite different from that of the more familiar Kyoto Protocol. There are no formal commitments to reduce carbon emissions by a numerical target during a specific time frame. Instead, each state promises to design its own “nationally determined contribution” that “represent[s] a progression beyond the current undertaking.” There is no clear mechanism to ensure that these national efforts are meaningful nor an obvious way to enforce these self-imposed obligations. (WP) Economist on the Lima Accord:

countries must make, before the Paris meeting, their "intended nationally determined contributions" (INDCs) countries "may" (rather than "shall") provide detailed information and a timeframe for their emissions cuts. no formal commitments to reduce carbon emissions by a numerical target during a specific time frame.

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  • 1. Motivation - Paris 2015

Countries had to suggest, before the Paris meeting, their "intended nationally determined contributions" (INDCs) No formal commitments to reduce carbon emissions by a numerical target during a specific time frame. The agreement calls for the U.N. Framework Convection on Climate Change to publish all national action plans on its Web site and for scientists to calculate the contributions these plans make to curbing

  • emissions. (WP)

A Climate Accord Based on "Global Peer Pressure" (NYT) Climate is the ultimate public good

International agreements must be self-enforcing There is no explicit sanctions Compliance is the main problem

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1-a. Important Concepts and Equilibria Refinements

Normal form game Nash equilibrium Extensive form game Subgame-perfect equilibrium Repeated game and stage game Renegotiation proofness Stochastic game Markov-perfect equilibrium

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1-b. The Prisonner Dilemma Game

Climate is the ultimate public good Abatements are costly and benefit others The prisonner dilemma game is a reasonable stage game Let gi be the emission of i ∈ {1, .., n}, B (gi) the benefit of polluting, c the marginal cost of greenhouse gases: ui = B (gi) − c

n

i=1

gi. If g ∈

  • g, g
  • , the first-best agreement is simply g = g if:

B (g) − B

  • g

<

  • g − g
  • cn.

But polluting more is a dominant strategy if: B (g) − B

  • g

>

  • g − g
  • c.

The emission game is a prisonner dilemma game if both holds: 1 < B (g) − B

  • g
  • c
  • g − g
  • < n.

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1-b. The Repeated Prisonner Dilemma Game

Fudenberg and Maskin ’86: Folk theorem with Nash equilibrium and SPE: Every v ∈ F is possible if vi ≥ vi ≡ min max vi for δ large. In PD, the minmax strategy is simply g = g. With (grim) trigger strategies, cooperation (g = g) is an SPE if B

  • g

− cng 1 − δ ≥ B (g) − cg − c (n − 1) g + δB (g) − cng 1 − δ ⇔ B (g) − B

  • g

c

  • g − g

[δn + (1 − δ)] So, as long as the first best requires g = g, cooperation is possible for sufficiently high discount factors: δ ≥ δ ≡ 1 n − 1

  • B (g) − B
  • g
  • c
  • g − g
  • − 1
  • < 1.

If δ < δ, the unique SPE is g = g.

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1-c. Emissions and Technology

Consider next a stage game with both emissions and technology investments (ri,t): ui,t = B (gi,t, ri,t) − c (ri,t)

n

i=1

gi,t − kri,t. B (·) is increasing and concave in both arguments. Examples:

"green" technologies: bgr <0 and cr =0 "brown" technologies: bgr >0 and cr =0 "adaptation" technologies: bgr =0 and cr <0

Linear investment-cost k is a normalization Will be added below: Uncertainty, heterogeneity, and stocks

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1-c. Benchmarks

The first-best outcome is (g ∗, r ∗) satisfying Bg (g ∗, r ∗) = nc (r ∗) and Br (g ∗, r ∗) − ng ∗cr

  • r

= k. The business-as-usual outcome is

  • gb, rb

satisfying Bg

  • gb, rb

= c

  • rb

and Br

  • gb, rb

− ngbcr

  • rb

= k. Given g, every country will voluntarily invest optimally in r. Once g has been committed to, there is no need to negotiate r. If g ∈

  • g, g
  • , the first-best agreement is simply g = g.

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1-c. Problem: Deriving the best SPE

The maximization problem is: max

r,g∈{g,g}

B (g, r) − ngc (r) − kr 1 − δ subject to the two "compliance constraints" (CC-r) and (CC-g): B (g, r) −ngc (r) −kr 1−δ ≥ B(gb ( r) , r)−[gb ( r) + (n−1) gb (r)]c ( r) −k r + δub 1 − δ ∀ r, B (g, r) − ngc (r) − δkr 1 − δ ≥ B ( g, r) − [ g + (n − 1) g] c (r) + δub 1 − δ ∀ g. Folk theorem: There exists δ

r < 1 and

δ

g < 1 such that the

first-best can be sustained as an SPE iff δ ≥ max

  • δ

r,

δ

g

. Literature says little when δ < max

  • δ

r,

δ

g

.

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1-c. Compliance Constraints

Proposition

CC-r never binds if an agreement is beneficial (i.e., δ

r = 0).

CC-g can be written as ( δ (r) can be defined such CC-g binds): B

  • g, r

− ngc − kr − (1/δ − 1)

  • B (g, r) − B
  • g, r

  • g − g
  • c

≥ ub. CC-g is more likely to hold for large δ, n, or c (r). Maximizing rhs of CC-g wrt r gives the best compliance technology r: Br

  • g,

r − ngcr ( r) − k 1/δ − 1 = Br (g, r) − Br

  • g,

r −

  • g − g
  • c (

r) ≈

  • g − g

[Bgr − cr] ⇔

  • r

> r ∗ IFF Bgr − cr < 0.

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1-c. Equilibrium Technology

Proposition

Let c (r) ≡ hf (r). For every r, we have δh (r) < 0 and δn (r) < 0. Suppose δ ≤ δ

g ≡

δ (r ∗). If h , n, or δ decreases, then

r>r∗ ↑ for "green" technologies (where Bgr <0 and cr =0) r<r∗ ↓ for "brown" technologies (where Bgr >0 and cr =0) r<r∗ ↓ for "adaptation" technologies (where Bgr =0 and cr <0)

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1-c. Heterogeneity

Proposition

CC-g only depends on individual parameters. Suppose δi ≤ δi (r ∗

i ). If hi, δi, n or i’s size decreases, then

ri< r∗

i ↓ for "Adaptation" technologies (where Bgr =0 and cr <0)

ri<r∗

i ↓ for "Brown" technologies (where Bgr >0 and cr =0)

ri>r∗

i ↑ for "Clean" technologies (where Bgr <0 and cr =0)

Reluctant countries should contribute more! (i.e., invest more in green technologies and less in brown.) True: One problem is to persuade a reluctant country to participate. However, the harder problem is to ensure that they are willing to comply - once they expect others to comply. Reluctant countries should be helped to make such self-commitment, and this can be done with technology!

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1-c. Multiple Technologies

Suppose δ < δ

g.

Green technologies and brown technologies are strategic complements: The more countries invest in drilling technologies, the more they must invest in green technologies. Green technologies and adaptation technologies are strategic complements: The more countries adapt, the more they must invest in green technologies. Brown technologies and adaptation technologies are strategic substitutes: The more countries invest in brown technologies, the less they should adapt.

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1-d. Uncertainty and Imperfect Public Monitoring

Let pI be the probability of type I error (punishment despite cooperation) and let pII the probability of type II error (continued cooperation despite more pollution). For example, (i) the individual gi,t’s may be unobservable, and (ii) Nature’s emission may be θt with cdf F: gt =

n

i=1

gi,t + θt. The probabilities will depend on the threshold g: pI = 1 − F

  • g − ng
  • and pII = F
  • g − (n − 1) g − g
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1-d. Strategy

Consider the following trigger strategy with T-period punishment phase:

If ri,t = r∗, reversion to BAU forever If gt > g, reversion to BAU for T periods.

When pI > 0, the best SPE may require T < ∞.

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1-d. Uncertainty and Imperfect Monitoring: Cooperation

Proposition

The triplet

  • g, r, T
  • is an SPE if δ ≥

δ (r, T) where δT < 0, δpI > 0,

  • δpII > 0 and, as before,

δn < 0, δh < 0 and sign δr = sign (Bgr − cr) .

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1-d. Uncertainty and Imperfect Monitoring: Proof

Proof: Let V c (r) be the continuation value in the cooperation phase: V c (r) = B

  • r, g

− ngc (r) − kr + δ [pI V p (r) + (1 − pI ) vc (r)] , where the continuation value at the start of the punishment phase is: V p (r) =

T −1

τ=0

δτvb + δT V c (r) = 1 − δT 1 − δ vb + δT V c (r) , where vb = max

r

B (r, ¯ g) − n ¯ gc (r) − kr. As before, if the agreement is valuable, CC-r is never binding.

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1-d. Uncertainty and Imperfect Monitoring: Proof

A country may be tempted to pollute a lot to get V d (r) = B (r, ¯ g) − (n − 1) g + ¯ g

  • c (r) − kr + δ [(1 − pII ) V p (r) + pII V c (r)]

The best equilibrium maximizes V c (r) subject to CC-g: V c (r) ≥ V d (r) ⇒ (CC—im) V c (r)

  • (1 − pII − pI ) δ
  • 1 − δT

+ 1 − δ

B (r, ¯ g) −

  • ¯

g + (n − 1) g

  • c (r) − kr + (1 − pII − pI ) δ
  • 1 − δT

V b, Let δ (r, T, pII , pI ) be defined such that the inequality holds with identity. Doing comparative static w.r.t. this equation completes the proof.

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1-d. Uncertainty and Imperfect Monitoring: r vs. T

Proposition

Let δ (r (T) , T) = δ. If T decreases or pI or pII increases, then

r (T) >r∗ ↑ for "green" technologies (Bgr <0 and cr =0) r (T) <r∗ ↓ for "brown" technologies (Bgr >0 and cr =0) r (T) <r∗ ↓ for "adaptation" technologies (Bgr =0 and cr <0)

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1-d. Uncertainty and Imperfect Monitoring: r vs. T

Proposition

Let δ (r, T (r)) = δ. T (r) increases in pI and pII and it

decreases in r for "green" technologies increases in r for "brown" technologies increases in r for "adaptation" technologies

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1-d. Uncertainty and Imperfect Monitoring:

  • g

Let θt be drawn from a cdf Φ (·) with variance σ2 and zero mean defined over a finite support, and measures the net emission from Nature. Let φ(y|g) be the density function of y conditioned on countries’ emissions g = y − g0 and assume that the monotone likelihood ratio property holds: The ratio φ(y|g )/φ(y|g) is strictly increasing in y when g > g. Then, it is optimal to increase g even though T must increase also (to ∞). (This is the "bang-bang result of Abreu, Pearce, and Stacchetti ’90) In equilibrium, the strategic value of r is that it increases g and thus the probability pI .

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1-d. Hetereogeneity and imperfect monitoring

With heterogeneity, T should be set so low that all CC-r holds Some CC-r may bind before others But reducing T further, one may violate the strongest CC-r Reducing the coalition size, in this way, may be beneficial since it reduces the need for penalties.

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1-e. Renegotiation-Proofness

So far no explanation for how or why countries coordinate on the best SPE; If countries negotiate, then they can also renegotiate later on; Grim-trigger strategy is not renegotiation-proof; Allowing for renegotiation reduces the effective penalty if a country defects by emitting more; To satisfy the compliance constraint, the benefit of emitting more must be reduced as well.

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1-e. Renegotiation-Proofness: Definitions

There are several definitions in the literature The following are from Farrell and Maskin (1989), also presented in the textbook by Mailath and Samuelson (2006:134-8):

  • Definition. A subgame-perfect equilibrium (st) is weakly

renegotiation-proof if the continuation payoff profiles at any pair of identical subgames are not strictly ranked. In other words, there is no time at which both players would strictly benefit from following the strategies specified for a different time (where the identity of the next mover is preserved). Let Sw denote the set of weakly renegotiation-proof equilibria. Note that Sw must be independent of time.

  • Definition. A subgame-perfect equilibrium st ∈ Sw is strongly

renegotiation proof if no continuation payoff profile is strictly Pareto-dominated by the continuation payoff profile of another s ∈ Sw .

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1-e. Renegotiation-Proofness: Consequences

Proposition

Suppose that after a country deviates, the countries can renegotiate before triggering the penalty.

  • i. With strong renegotiation-proofness (or with side transfers) and if a deviator

has no bargaining power, the coalition of punishers will ensure that the deviator does not receive more than the BAU continuation value:

  • permitting renegotiation does not alter the set of Pareto optimal SPE;
  • ii. With weak renegotiation-proofness, or if a deviator has some bargaining

power, it will receive more than its BAU continuation value and the compliance constraint is harder to satisfy than without renegotiation:

  • to satisfy the compliance constraint |ri − r∗| must increase more, the

larger the bargaining power.

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1-f. Technological Spillovers

With technological spillovers, the country i’s per capita utility is:

B (gi, zi (ri, r −i)) −hc (zi (ri, r −i))∑ gj−kri

where

zi (ri, r −i) ≡ (1 − e)ri+ e n − 1 ∑

j=i

rj

The first-best r ∗

i is as before, but countries will not invest optimally

conditionally on gi; Noncooperative investments decline in e; When r ∗

i > rb i , countries are tempted to deviate from the first-best even at

the investment stage.

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1-f. Technological Spillovers

At the investment stage, (CCr

e) is:

v 1 − δ ≥ e 1 − e k

  • r − rb

+ vb 1 − δ,

At the emission stage, (CCg

e ) is as before;

Let

δ

r (r) and

δ

g (r) be the level of δi such that (CCr e) and (CCg e ) holds

with equality;

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1-f. Technological Spillovers

Proposition

An SPE exists in which gi = g ∀i ∈ N if and only if δ ≥ δ. In this case, the Pareto optimal SPE is unique and:

i If δ ≥ max

  • δ

r (r ∗) ,

δ

g (r ∗)

  • , then r = r ∗;
  • ii. If δ ∈
  • δ, max
  • δ

r (r ∗) ,

δ

g (r ∗)

  • , then:

r=    rg (δ) > r ∗ when e ≤ e if (G); rr (δ) < r ∗ when e > e if (G); min {rg (δ) , rr (δ)} < r ∗ if (NG).

Corollary

Stronger intellectual property right may be necessary to sustain a self-enforcing treaty.

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1-f. Technological Spillovers

For Clean Technology

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1-g. Continuous emission levels

If g ∈ +, then when δ < δ either r is distorted, or g > g ∗. In general, a combination of the two will be optimal. When g > g ∗, it is less valuable with a high r (for green technology). The optimal r ∗ (g) is then a decreasing function of g. There is thus a force pushing r down when δ is small. Either effect may be strongest.

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1-g. Continuous emission levels - Quadratic costs

Return to the homogenous setting. Let B (g, r) = −b (y − yi)2 /2, where yi = g + r. So, green technology. Let the investment-cost be kr2/2. We may write B = −bd2

i /2 if di = y − yi and gi = y − di − ri.

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1-g. Continuous emission levels - First Best

The socially optimal decisions are: kr ∗ = b (y − yi) = b (y − g − r) ⇒ r ∗ (g) = b (y − g) k + b . b (y − yi) = cn ⇒ g ∗

i (ri) = y − cn

b − ri Combined, the first-best is gf = y − cn B − cn K and r ∗ = cn K .

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1-g. Continuous emission levels - BAU

The Nash equilibrium of the stage game is: krb = b (y − yi) = b (y − g − r) ⇒ rb (g) = rb (g) = b (y − g) k + b . b (y − yi) = c ⇒ gb

i (ri) = y − c

b − ri, so gb = y − c b − c K and rb = c K . This gives the BAU payoff: V b =

c2 b

  • n − 1

2

+ c2

k

  • n − 1

2

− cny 1 − δ .

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1-g. Continuous emission levels - Compliance

An equilibrium gives: V e = − b

2 d2 − k 2 r2 − cn (y − d − r)

1 − δ . The best deviation at the emission stage is d = c/b, giving the CCg: b 2

  • d2 − c

b

  • − c
  • d − c

b

  • ≤ δ
  • V e − V b

. Let δ

g ensure that CCg binds.

The best deviation at the investment stage is r = c/k, giving CCr: k 2

  • r2 − c2

k2

  • − c
  • r − c

k

  • + b

2

  • d2 − c

b

  • − cn
  • d − c

b

  • ≤ δ
  • V e − V b

Let δ

r ensure that CCr binds. By comparison, δ r < δ g if k/b > 1/2.

Then, if δ ∈

  • δ

r, δ g

, ge > g ∗ while re = r ∗. Thus, re > r ∗ (ge), and countries over-invest conditional on g.

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1-g. Continuous Emission Levels

Proposition

(i) The Pareto optimal SPE is first best when δ ≥ max

  • δ

g, δ r

; (ii) If k/b > 1/2, then δ

r < δ g and, when δ ∈

  • δ

r (g, r) , δ g

, we have:

r= r ∗ (g ∗) = r ∗ (g) + φ (δ) b + k and g= g ∗+φ (δ) b > g ∗ with φ (δ) > 0

(iii) If k/b < 1/2, then δ

r > δ g and, when δ ∈

  • δ

g (g, r) , δ r

, we have:

r= r ∗−ψ (δ) k < r ∗ and g= g ∗+ψ (δ) k > g ∗ with ψ (δ) > 0

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1-g. Punishing Cooperation

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1-g. Continuous emission levels - Taxes and Subsidies

Cooperating on r and g, or emission tax τ and investment subsidy ς are equivalent. Consumers pollute until bd = τ, while investors invest until kr − ς = bd = b (y − g − r). Thus, for any given g, ς∗ (g) = 0. But when δ ∈

  • δ

r, δ g

, d and thus τ cannot be set at the socially

  • ptimal level. Thus, τ < cn. The smaller is δ ∈
  • δ

r, δ g

, the smaller is the equlibrium d and thus τ. To ensure that kr = cn, ς = cn − τ > 0 decreases in δ ∈

  • δ

r, δ g

.

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1-g. Carbon Taxes and Investment Subsidies

Investment subsidy ςi set before the investment stage and emission tax τi set before the emission stage by each country. International agreement consists in setting domestic taxes/subsidies to implement the best SPE.

τi does not affect (CCg

i ), while ςi relaxes (CCr i ).

Corollary

  • i. When δ declines from one, (CCg

i ) is always the first compliance constraint

to bind;

  • ii. If δ ≥δ

g , the outcome is first best and implemented by τi= cn and ςi= 0;

  • iii. If δ <δ

g , the best SPE is implemented by τi= cn − φ (δ) and ςi= φ (δ)

with φ (δ) < 0.

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1-g. Carbon Taxes and Investment Subsidies

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1 +. Stocks

We can reformulate the model to allow for stocks Consider a pollution stock Gt = qG Gt−1 + ∑ gi,t and

  • ui,t = B (gi,t, ri,t) − CGt − kri,t,

if just c ≡ C/ (1 − δqG ) . Similarly, the technology ri,t can be a stock: ri,t = qRri,t−1 + si,t, where the investment si,t has the marginal cost K, if just k ≡ K (1 − δqR).

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1-h. Lessons

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1-h. Lessons

For climate change, it is reasonable to permit both emissions and technology investments Folk theorems: First-best possible as an SPE if δ ≥ δ. If δ < δ: Distort investments. Even with no technological spillovers, countries should cooperate also on technology, to motivate compliance. For example, compliance requires more in green; less in brown and less in adaptation technologies. Particularly if small harm, few participants, large uncertainty. Strategic technologies reduce punishment phase/risk. R&D subsidies must increase if δ decreases.

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