projections; standards; MRIO; consumption; WTO; footprint; sustainability; tax; carbon; methane
Fernández-Amador Octavio, Francois Joseph F., Oberdabernig Doris A., Tomberger Patrick (2019), Economic growth, sectoral structures, and environmental methane footprints, in
Applied Economics, 1-16.
Fernández Amador Octavio, FrancoisJoseph F., OberdabernigDoris A., TombergerPatrick (2019),
Economic growth, sectoral structures, and environmental methane footprints, CEPR discussion papers, London.
Fernández AmadorOctavio, FrancoisJoseph F., OberdabernigDoris A., TombergerPatrick (2019),
The methane footprint of nations: Stylized facts from a global panel dataset, CEPR discussion papers, London.
Fernández-Amador Octavio, Oberdabernig Doris A., Tomberger Patrick (2018), Testing for Convergence in Carbon Dioxide Emissions Using a Bayesian Robust Structural Model, in
Environmental and Resource Economics, 1-22.
Fernández-AmadorOctavio, FrancoisJoseph F., OberdabernigDoris, TombergerPatrick (2018),
Economic growth, sectoral structures, and environmental methane footprints, WTI working papers, Bern.
Fernández-Amador Octavio, Francois Joseph F., Oberdabernig Doris A., Tomberger Patrick (2018), Empirical estimates of the methane–income elasticity, in
Economics Letters, 171, 137-139.
Fernández-Amador Octavio, Francois Joseph F., Oberdabernig Doris, Tomberger Patrick (2018),
The methane footprint of nations: Evidence from global panel data, WTI working papers, Bern.
Fernández AmadorOctavio, FrancoisJoseph F., OberdabernigDoris A., TombergerPatrick (2017),
Empirical estimates of the methane–income elasticity, World Trade Institute, Bern.
Fernández Amador Octavio, Oberdabernig Doris, Tomberger Patrick (2017),
Testing for Convergence in Carbon Dioxide Emissions using a Bayesian Robust Structural Model, World Trade Institute, Bern.
Fernández Amador Octavio, Francois Joseph F., Oberdabernig Doris A., Tomberger Patrick, The methane footprint of nations: Stylized facts from a global panel dataset, in
Ecological Economics.
In this project we do the following: (1) develop new measures of sustainability footprint targets for the Swiss economy (as part of a public access database); (2) extend the literature on the effectiveness of alternative tax-based and voluntary instruments in meeting these targets, including projection analysis of usage trends; (3) and address treaty-based constraints (such as those arising from Swiss WTO Membership) on use of alternative instruments. The third point then also serves to identify potential scope for international action and initiatives on the part of Switzerland. The project defines and quantifies “sustainability footprints” based on updated and projected (forward looking scenario based) multi-region input-output analysis. These serve as target metrics in quantitative analysis of alternative instruments in a macro projection framework. Overall, the proposed project focuses on a major set of complex, contemporary policy problems. Tackling the questions addressed here requires an interdisciplinary approach, and so we spell out a joint law and economics research program. The program should also provide relatively immediate benefits in reducing entry costs for broader research (through public database development) as well as scientific analysis of alternative instruments (and their basis in international economic law) given that we live in a world of complex supply chains.