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Collaborazione a A. Zaccaria, sub artt. 1173-1217
No full textCommentario breve al codice civile – Complemento giurisprudenziale, diretto da G. Cian e A. Trabucchi, 12a ed., Cedam, Padova, 2012, collaborazione a A. Zaccaria, sub artt. 1173-1217 (pp. 1108-1188); art. 1218 (pp. 1188-1206); artt. 1230-1259 (pp. 1314-1340); artt. 1387-1400 (pp. 1629-1662); artt. 1418-1446 (pp. 1713-1779); artt. 1453-1469 (pp. 1784-1861); artt. 2033-2042 (pp. 2531-2589)
Distributional consequences of climate change impacts on residential energy demand across Italian households
No full textThe paper evaluates the macroeconomic and distributional implications for Italian households and regions of both climate change impacts and a carbon tax. We use a recursive-dynamic general equilibrium model to evaluate aggregate changes in prices, income and expenditure, and a sequential arithmetic micro-simulation module to downscale them to the household level. Climate change impacts are regressive, adding to the already regressive effects of a carbon tax. Wealthy households reduce expenditure on gas and petroleum fuels the most, whereas households in the lowest deciles increase electricity expenditure relatively more. Climate and policy impacts differ significantly also within income groups, reflecting regional variations in the size of climate shocks, the prevalent climate conditions, and the energy mix. We highlight a new emerging risk related to those households that will be exposed to higher temperatures and will not be able to sustain the electricity expenditure needed for adaptation, and we emphasize the importance of accounting for the distributional consequences of climate change impacts when designing climate policies
A Good Opening: The Key to Make the Most of Unilateral Climate Action
No full textIn this paper we argue that when a subgroup of countries cooperate on emission
reduction, the optimal response of non-signatory countries reflects the interaction between
three potentially opposing factors, the incentive to free-ride on the environmental benefits
of cooperation, the incentive to expand energy consumption, and the incentive to adopt the
cleaner technologies introduced by the coalition. Using an IntegratedAssessmentModel with
a game-theoretic structure we find that the equilibrium abatement of the coalition composed
by OECD countries would be moderate, in line with the Pledges subscribed in Copenhagen,
but increasing. The mitigation strategy would consist of investments in energy R&D and
deployment of cleaner technologies with high learning potentials. International knowledge
and technology externalities would facilitate the diffusion of cleaner technologies in nonsignatory
countries, offsetting the free-riding incentive and reducing their emissions. If the
OECD group curbs emissions beyond the optimal equilibrium level, reaching reduction rates
between 40 and 453⁄4low2005 levels in 2050, the benefits of technology externalitieswould
no longer compensate the effect of lower fossil fuel prices.Our results suggest that amoderate
unilateral climate policy could induce a virtuous behaviour in non-signatory countries and that
policies promoting the international transfer of technologies and knowledge could represent
an effective complement to mitigation targets
Technology spillovers embodied in international trade: Intertemporal, regional and sectoral effects in a global CGE framework
No full textThis paper uses a dynamic Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to assess the intertemporal and spatial
dimension of technology spillovers embodied in international trade. Three are the main contributions of the
study. First, link capital- and energy-productivity to machinery and equipment (M&E) imports using an empirical
estimated relationship. Second, analyze the implications of specific spillovers embodied in trade of M&E. Third,
analyze the interaction of climate and trade policies when accounting for indirect effects induced by spillovers.
We find that explicitly modeling trade spillovers reveals significant effects thanks to the transmission
mechanisms underlying imports ofM&E.Wethen assess the net contribution ofmodeling trade spilloverswithin
three policy scenarios. The aggregated net effects of spillovers are rather small confirming findings from previous
studies. However, international and intersectoral redistribution effects can be significant
Seasonal temperature variations and energy demand. A panel cointegration analysis for climate change impact assessment
No full textAbstract
This paper presents an empirical study of the relationship between residential energy demand and temperature. Unlike previous studies in this field, the data sample has a global coverage and special emphasis is given to the heterogeneous response of different regions and to the contrasting effects on energy demand for cooling and heating purposes. To account for this we distinguish between different regions, seasons, and energy sources. Short- and long-run temperature demand elasticities are estimated. These features make the model results especially valuable in the analysis of climate change impacts as they provide an empirical basis for the study of the impact of climate change on energy demand. To illustrate the potential of the results as a basis for the study of climate change impacts, the estimates are used in a simple exercise that projects changes in energy demand due to temperatures increase in 2085
The sound of social class: Do music preferences signal status?
No full textIn three studies, we explore the subjective construal of associations between music preferences and social class. Two small-scale studies (N = 100, N = 70) and one study involving a large representative sample of the Italian population (N = 1,045) reveal that (a) people hold well-defined stereotypes on how music preferences are linked to social class, (b) that these stereotypes do not map onto actual class differences in music taste, (c) that they operate at both an implicit and explicit level, (d) that they are subject to ingroup bias among those who prefer “low-class” genres, and (e) that they are only weakly affected by streaming habits. Together, these findings shed new light on the psychological processes through which people draw inferences about social class on the basis of cultural expression
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