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 2009
Technology Diffusion, Abatement Cost, and Transboundary Pollution, Geoffrey M. Heal and Nori Tarui
Under-connected and Over-connected Networks, Tim Hellmann and Berno Buechel
Bush Meets Hotelling: Effects of Improved Renewable Energy Technology on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Michael Hoel
Cournot Competition on a Network of Markets and Firms, Rahmi Ilkilic
The Welfare Effects of Environmental Taxation, WILLIAM K. JAEGER
Dynamics, Stability, and Foresight in the Shapley-Scarf Housing Market, Yoshio Kamijo and Ryo Kawasaki
Kingmakers and Leaders in Coalition Formation, Marc Kilgour and Steven J. Brams
Team Formation in a Network, Markus Kinateder
Stationary Consistent Equilibrium Coalition Structures Constitute the Recursive Core, László Á. Kóczy
Matching Markets with Signals, Alexey Kushnir
The Investment Strategies of Sovereign Wealth Funds, Josh Lerner, Shai Bernstein, and Antoinette Schoar
Foreclosing Competition through Access Charges and Price Discrimination, Ángel L. López and Patrick Rey
Assessing the Impact of Biodiversity on Tourism Flows: A model for Tourist Behaviour and its Policy Implications, Giulia Macagno, Maria Loureiro, Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, and Richard Tol
Vertical Integration and Investor Protection in Developing Countries, Rocco Macchiavello
Informal Finance: A Theory of Moneylenders, Andreas Madestam
Mapping the Evolution of "Clusters": A Meta-analysis, Mario A. Maggioni, Francesca Gambarotto, and T. Erika Uberti
Emissions Trends and Labour Productivity Dynamics Sector Analyses of De-coupling/Recoupling on a 1990-2005 Namea, Giovanni Marin and Massimiliano Mazzanti
Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean: Legal and Economic Perspectives, Anil Markandya, S. Arnold, M. Cassinelli, and T. Taylor
The Relationship Between Environmental Efficiency and Manufacturing Firm’s Growth, Massimiliano Mazzanti, Giulio Cainelli, and Roberto Zoboli
Education, Reputation or Network? Evidence from Italy on Migrant Workers Employability, Massimiliano Mazzanti, Susanna Mancinelli, Giovanni Ponti, and Nora Piva
Regional and Sector Environmental Efficiency Empirical Evidence from Structural Shift-share Analysis of NAMEA data, Massimiliano Mazzanti and Anna Montini
Carbon Kuznets Curves: Long-run Structural Dynamics and Policy Events, Massimiliano Mazzanti and Antonio Musolesi
Waste Generation, Incineration and Landfill Diversion. De-coupling Trends, Socio-Economic Drivers and Policy Effectiveness in the EU, Massimiliano Mazzanti and Roberto Zoboli
Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment Patterns and Performance, William L. Megginson, Bernardo Bortolotti, Veljko Fotak, and William Miracky
Cooperation through Imitation and Exclusion in Networks, Friederike Mengel and Constanza Fosco
Investing in Biogas: Timing, Technological Choice and the Value of Flexibility from Inputs Mix, Michele Moretto and Luca Di Corato
Auctioning Monopoly Franchises: Award Criteria and Service Launch Requirements, Michele Moretto and Cesare Dosi
Environmental Regulation and Industry Location, Abay Mulatu, Reyer Gerlagh, Dan Rigby, and Ada Wossink
How Does Climate Policy Affect Technical Change? An Analysis of the Direction and Pace of Technical Progress in a Climate-Economy Model, Lea Nicita, Carlo Carraro, and Emanuele Massetti
Feasibility Constraints and Protective Behavior in Efficient Kidney Exchange, Antonio Nicolò and Carmelo Rodríguez Álvarez
The Economic Valuation of Marine Ecosystems, Paulo A.L.D. Nunes, Helen Ding, and Anil Markandya
Mapping of Forest Biodiversity Values: A Plural Perspective, PAULO NUNES, Elena Ojea, and Maria L. Loureiro
Firm Heterogeneity, Contract Enforcement, and the Industry Dynamics of Offshoring, Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano and Alireza Naghavi
Cultural Identity and Knowledge Creation in Cosmopolitan Cities, Gianmarco Ottaviano and Giovanni Prarolo
SME, Exports, Argentina, Gianmarco Ottaviano and Christian Volpe Martincus
Endogenous Network Dynamics, Frank H. Page and Myrna H. Wooders
Climate Change Assessment and Agriculture in General Equilibrium Models: Alternative Modeling Strategies, Ruslana Palatnik and Roberto Roson
Inheritance Law and Investment in Family Firms, Fausto Panunzi, Andrew Ellul, and Marco Pagano
Overdependence on Credit Ratings Was a Primary Cause of the Crisis, Frank Partnoy
Health-enhancing Activities and the Environment: How Competition for Resources makes the Environmental Policy Beneficial, Xavier Pautrel
Macroeconomic Implications of Demography for the Environment: A Life-Cycle Perspective, Xavier Pautrel
Time-separable Utility, Leisure and Human Capital Accumulation: What New Implications for the Environment-Growth Nexus?, Xavier Pautrel
Power in the Heterogeneous Connections Model: The Emergence of Core-Periphery Networks, Dotan Persitz
Optimal Equilibria of the Best Shot Game, Paolo Pin, Luca Dall'Asta, and Abolfazl Ramezanpour
Double Irreversibility and Environmental Policy Design, Aude Pommeret and Fabien Prieur
Cultural Diversity and Economic Performance: Evidence from European Regions, Giovanni Prarolo, Elena Bellini, Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, and Dino Pinelli
Changing the Allocation Rules in the EU ETS: Impact on Competitiveness and Economic Efficiency, Philippe Quirion and Damien Demailly
Efficiency and Distributional Impacts of Tradable White Certificates Compared to Taxes, Subsidies and Regulations, Philippe Quirion and Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet
Paying for Safety: Preferences for Mortality Risk Reductions on Alpine Roads, Christoph M. Rheinberger
The Role of Forests as Carbon Sinks: Land-Use and Carbon Accounting, Renato Rosa, Clara Costa Duarte, and Maria A Cunha-e-Sá