The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) is a no-profit, no-partisan research institution established to carry out research in the field of sustainable development. Recognised by the President of the Italian Republic in July 1989, it has since become a leading international research centre. One of its principal aims is to promote interaction between academic, industrial and public policy spheres in order to comprehensively address concerns about economic development and environmental degradation. FEEM circulates a series of working papers in English collecting the output of research in the field of economics, energy and the environment and the presentations made at international workshops and congresses. FEEM's Note di Lavoro are classified into the following series:
ASD: Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development
EET: Econometrics of the Energy Transition
GET: Geopolitics and the Energy Transition
MET: Modelling the Energy Transition
TET: Technologies for the Energy Transition
AFRICA:REP: Africa Research, Empowerment, Partnership
FEP: Future Energy Program
FACTS: Firms And Cities Towards Sustainability
ES: Economy and Society
CSI: Climate and Sustainable Innovation
MITP: Mitigation, Innovation and Transformation Pathways
CCSD: Climate Change and Sustainable Development
EIA: Climate Change: Economic Impacts and Adaptation
ERM: Energy: Resources and Markets
ESP: Energy Scenarios and Policy
SAS: Society and Sustainability
ETA: Economic Theory and Applications
Papers from 2015
Reflections on the Current Debate on How to Link Flood Insurance and Disaster Risk Reduction in the European Union, S. Surminski, J.C.J.H. Aerts, W.J.W. Botzen, P. Hudsons, J. Mysiak, and C. D. Pérez-Blanco
Diffusion of Multiple Information: On Information Resilience and the Power of Segregation, Nicole Tabasso
The Future of Renewable Energy in the Mediterranean. Translating Potential into Reality, Simone Tagliapietra
Regional Carbon Budgets: Do They Matter for Climate Policy?, Massimo Tavoni and Detlef van Vuuren
Can EU’s Decarbonisation Agenda Break the State-Company Axis in the Power Sector?, Sattich Thomas, Inga Ydersbond, and Scholten Daniel
The Conservation versus Production Trade-off: Does Livestock Intensification Increase Deforestation? The Case of the Brazilian Amazon, Petterson Molina Vale
The Unilateral Implementation of a Sustainable Growth Path with Directed Technical Change, Inge van den Bijgaart
Time Scale Externalities and the Management of Renewable Resources, Giannis Vardas and Anastasios Xepapadeas
The Effects of Expert Selection, Elicitation Design, and R&D Assumptions on Experts’ Estimates of the Future Costs of Photovoltaics, Elena Verdolini, Laura Diaz Anadon, Jiaqi Lu, and Gregory F. Nemet
Unconventional Gas and the European Union: Prospects and Challenges for Competitiveness, Herman R.J. Vollebergh and Eric Drissen
The Rise and Fall of the Great Fish Pact under Endogenous Risk of Stock Collapse, Adam N. Walker, Hans-Peter Weikard, and Andries Richter
Bending The Learning Curve, Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks, Elena Verdolini, and Massimo Tavoni
Directed Technological Change and Energy Efficiency Improvements, Jan Witajewski-Baltvilks, Elena Verdolini, and Massimo Tavoni
Modeling Coupled Climate, Ecosystems, and Economic Systems, Anastasios Xepapadeas and William Brock
Transboundary Capital and Pollution Flows and the Emergence of Regional Inequalities, Anastasios Xepapadeas and Simon Levin
Carbon Emissions Trading in China: The Evolution from Pilots to a Nationwide Scheme, ZhongXiang Zhang
Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones: The Case of Carbon Trading in China, ZhongXiang Zhang
Levelling the Playing Field: On the Missing Role of Network Externality in Designing Renewable Energy Technology Deployment Policies, ZhongXiang Zhang and Wei Jin
On the Mechanism of International Technology Diffusion for Energy Technological Progress, ZhongXiang Zhang and Wei Jin
Papers from 2014
Does the Swiss Car Market Reward Fuel Efficient Cars? Evidence from Hedonic Pricing Regressions, a Regression Discontinuity Design, and Matching, Anna Alberini, Markus Bareit, and Massimo Filippini
Pairing Games and Markets, Ahmet Alkan and Alparslan Tuncay
From Outsourcing to Productivity, Passing Through Training: Microeconometric Evidence from Italy, Roberto Antonietti
Are Regional Systems Greening the Economy? the Role of Environmental Innovations and Agglomeration Forces, Davide Antonioli, Simone Borghesi, and Massimiliano Mazzanti
The Effects of Environmental Risk on Consumption: an Empirical Analysis on the Mediterranean Countries, Donatella Baiardi, Matteo Manera, and Mario Menegatti
Facing the Experts: Survey Mode and Expert Elicitation, Erin Baker, Valentina Bosetti, Karen E. Jenni, and Elena Claire Ricci
Time is of the Essence: Adaptation of Tourism Demand to Climate Change in Europe, Salvador Barrios and J. Nicolás I Ibañez
Climate Amenities and Adaptation to Climate Change: A Hedonic-Travel Cost Approach for Europe, Salvador Barrios and J. Nicolás Ibañez Rivas
Forecasting the Oil-gasoline Price Relationship: Should We Care about the Rockets and the Feathers?, Andrea Bastianin, Marzio Galeotti, and Matteo Manera
Volunteering and Life or Financial Shocks: Does Income and Wealth Matter?, Tony Beatton and Benno Torgler
What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality? A Cross-Country Valuation Study, Olivier Beaumais, Katrin Millock, and Céline Nauges
Is Participation in Tourism Market an Opportunity for Everyone? Some Evidence from Italy, Cristina Bernini and Maria Francesca Cracolici
How Effective Are Energy-Efficiency Incentive Programs? Evidence from Italian Homeowners, Andrea Bigano and Anna Alberini
Access to Modern Energy: a Review of Impact Evaluations, Jacopo Bonan, Stefano Pareglio, and Massimo Tavoni
Energy from Waste: Generation Potential and Mitigation Opportunity, Francesco Bosello, Lorenza Campagnolo, Fabio Eboli, and Ramiro Parrado
Climate Change Impacts and Market Driven Adaptation: the Costs of Inaction Including Market Rigidities, Francesco Bosello and Ramiro Parrado
On the Timing of Political Regime Changes: Theory and Application to the Arab Spring, Raouf Boucekkine, Fabien Prieur, and Klarizze Anne Martin Puzon
Price versus Quantities versus Indexed Quantities, Frédéric Branger and Philippe Quirion
Reaping the Carbon Rent: Abatement and Overallocation Profits in the European Cement Industry, Insights from an LMDI Decomposition Analysis, Frédéric Branger and Philippe Quirion
Opinion Dynamics and Wisdom under Conformity, Berno Buechel, Tim Hellmann, and Stefan Kölßner
Loss & Damage: a Critical Discourse Analysis, Elisa Calliari
Partnerships for a Better Governance of Natural Hazard Risks, Elisa Calliari, Jaroslav Mysiak, Silvia Santato, and María Máñez Costa
The Effect of African Growth on Future Global Energy, Emissions, and Regional Development, Katherine Calvin, Shonali Pachauri, Enrica De Cian, and Ioanna Mouratiadou
Should We Ban Unconventional Oil Extraction to Reduce Global Warming?, Samuel Carrara and Emanuele Massetti
Assessing Direct and Indirect Economic Impacts of a Flood Event Through the Integration of Spatial and Computable General Equilibrium Modelling, Lorenzo Carrera, Gabriele Standardi, Francesco Bosello, and Jaroslav Mysiak
Which Factors Explain the Rising Ethnic Heterogeneity in Italy? An Empirical Analysis at Province Level, Cristina Cattaneo
Immigration and Careers of European Workers: Effects and the Role of Policies, Cristina Cattaneo, Carlo V. Fiorio, and Giovanni Peri
What Happens to the Careers of European Workers when Immigrants "Take their Jobs"?, Cristina Cattaneo, Carlo V. Fiorio, and Giovanni Peri
Does the Quality of Electricity Matter? Evidence from Rural India, Ujjayant Chakravorty, Martino Pelli, and Beyza Ural Marchand
Renewable Energy, Subsidies, and the WTO: Where Has the ‘Green’ Gone?, Christophe Charlier and Patrice Bougette
Distortion Effects of Export Quota Policy: an Analysis of the China - Raw Materials Dispute, Christophe Charlier and Sarah Guillou