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标题：The Importance of Pre-commitment in International Environmental Agreements
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作者：MacDonald, Ian
期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness
印刷版ISSN：0738-8950
出版年度：2001
出版社：Journal of Agribusiness
摘要：In the face of transboundary pollution externalities, cooperation in regulatory efforts between countries is required to move the economy towards the efficient outcome. Existing research in this field concludes that such cooperation is unlikely to occur because of the free-rider problem. This paper introduces the institution of international treaties and shows that a cooperative outcome supported by a treaty is sustainable. One effective treaty structure requires countries to reduce their pollution levels by a common percentage from the non-cooperative benchmark level, but only if all countries sign it. Under such a treaty arrangement, welfare improvements are generally significant.
关键词：game theory;international environmental agreements;pre-commitment.