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Herman S. 1. Cesar

Control and Game Models of the Greenhouse Effect Economics Essays on the Comedy and Tragedy of the Commons

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Author Dr. H. S. J. Cesar Tilburg University Department of Economics Room 11-22 P. O. Box 90153 NL-5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-58220-5 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-45738-8

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Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia, Inferno, Canto XI, 91-111 (a cura di Pasquini/Quaglio, Garzanti, Milano, 1990).

Preface This book is the result of a four years' research project at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. I am grateful to my supervisor, Mark Salmon, for his many ideas. I am also indebted to my co-supervisor, Aart de Zeeuw, for his unfailing support and to Carlo Carraro, Louis Phlips and Alister Ulph. I gratefully acknowledge the help and assistance of many people that advised me at some stage, Scott Barrett, Peter Bohm, Lans Bovenberg, Partha Dasgupta, Klaus Hasselman, Peter Kort, alIi Tahvonen, Cees Withagen and Clifford Wymer. Thanks also to the faculty and students of the Department of Economics of the European University Institute and especially to Jacqueline, Jessica, Marcia and Barbara for their moral support; my Italian teacher Camilla; my 'Gruppo di Lavoro' Tilman, Peter and Luisa; my dear Dutch friends Yvo, Pieter, Ida and Ellen; international friends Bogdan, Stuart, Melanie, Henning, Anantha, Paolo, Pompeo, Ni