Greenhouse policy persuasion: towards a positive theory of discounting the climate future
Journal
Ecological Economics
ISSN
0921-8009
Type
journal article
Date Issued
1995-12-01
Author(s)
Mohr, Ernst
Abstract
The climate policy issue is in a state where different visions or proposals compete with one another in the political arena. The success of such a vision or proposal largely depends on the success of its proponents in persuading the public or a yet undecided ultimate authority of its merits. This essay identifies a discounting related ambiguity in cost-benefit analyses of climate change, making two competing visions and proposals "legitimate." By placing the induced opportunity for greenhouse policy persuasion in a political economy context, it is shown how visionaries and lobbyists can exploit human time preferences for the purpose of greenhouse policy persuasion.
Language
English
Keywords
Public investment
Cost-benefit analysis
Climate policy
Persuasion
Social discount rate
Psychological framing
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
15
Number
3
Start page
235
End page
245
Pages
11
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
40197
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