Brookings: Experts - Peter J. Wilcoxen

G-20 Summit: Recovering from the Crisis

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On September 24, President Obama will chair his first G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. With the world economy improving, leaders will now focus their attention on economic recovery and restoring financial stability. Experts from Brookings Global Economy and Development program analyze top issues to be addressed at the summit and provide recommendations on how to effectively overcome global economic and governance challenges to ensure recovery now and to prevent future crises.

Climate Change Policy: Recommendations to Reach Consensus

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As the financial crisis continues to take its toll on the global economy, another serious challenge looms large: preventing the planet from warming more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Brookings experts and colleagues from the public and private sectors develop strategies and provide recommendations to policymakers who are now faced with the daunting task of stabilizing the climate without dampening economic recovery.

A Copenhagen Collar: Achieving Comparable Effort Through Carbon Price Agreements

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The global financial crisis proves how unforeseen macroeconomic conditions can affect policies aimed at reducing and stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions. This paper outlines an example that shows that a price collar can have a negligible expected impact on the outcome that matters most for the climate—increasing emissions.

Consequences of Alternative U.S. Cap-and-Trade Policies: Controlling Both Emissions and Costs

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings experts Adele Morris, Peter Wilcoxen and Warwick McKibbin analyze the economic effects of a potential U.S. cap-and-trade program and offer insights to policy-makers on how to limit climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions with little risk to the economy.

Time for a Price Collar on Carbon

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

As the Senate moves to consider the House approved cap-and-trade legislation, hurdles still remain. Brookings experts Adele Morris, Peter Wilcoxen and Warwick McKibbin argue that sponsors of the Senate cap-and-trade bill could strengthen its prospects by establishing a price collar as a way to make it more politically and economically attractive.

Expecting the Unexpected: Macroeconomic Volatility and Climate Policy

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The global financial crisis underscores the importance of developing global climate change policies that can withstand major economic disruptions. In a new working paper, Warwick McKibbin, Adele Morris, and Peter Wilcoxen examine the effects of unexpected economic shocks on three potential climate change policy regimes.

Towards a Realistic Global Climate Agreement

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Warwick McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen write that as a mechanism for controlling climate change, the Kyoto Protocol has not been a success. They offer an alternative framework for international climate policy, the McKibbin-Wilcoxen Hybrid3 as an approach that focuses on coordinated actions rather than mandated, inflexible outcomes.

Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

As President-Elect Obama prepares to lead the United States, what are the top global economic challenges facing the new president and his advisors and how should the new administration address them? A new report by Brookings global economic and development experts ranks the top 10 issues and details specific ideas for how to tackle the toughest challenges.

Exploring China’s Growth and the International Climate Framework

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Climate change may be the key obstacle in preventing China from reaching equivalent living standards with the Western world. Warwick McKibbin, Peter Wilcoxen, and Wing Thye Woo analyze the future of international climate change agreements and offer recommendations on how to engage China, continue growth and establish an effective framework.

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges: An Assessment of Global Risks and Priorities

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Top Ten Global Economic Challenges Report by Global Economy and Development (February 2007)

A Credible Foundation for Long Term International Cooperation on Climate Change

Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Warwick McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen propose a detailed climate change policy that establishes long-term incentives for investments in new energy-sector capital, and in research and development, as well as enhancing coordination and collaboration between countries, rather than on coercion.

Climate Policy and Uncertainty: The Roles of Adaptation versus Mitigation

Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Warwick J. McKibbin and Peter J. Wilcoxen

Estimates of the Costs of Kyoto-Marrakesh Versus The McKibbin-Wilcoxen Blueprint

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Warwick J. McKibbin and Peter J. Wilcoxen (2/04)

Estimates of the Costs of Kyoto-Marrakesh Versus The McKibbin-Wilcoxen Blueprint

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Paper by Warwick J. McKibbin and Peter J. Wilcoxen (2/04)

Climate Change Policy after Kyoto : Blueprint for a Realistic Approach

Wed, 18 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT

In this controversial new book, Warwick J. McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen argue that the current approach of international negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol is going completely in the wrong direction. They attempt to steer the policy debate toward a re

Climate Change after Kyoto: A Blueprint for a Realistic Approach

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Review article by Warwick McKibbin and Peter Wilcoxen (Spring 2002)

What to Expect from an International System of Tradable Permits for Carbon Emissions

Mon, 01 Feb 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Brookings Discussion Papers in International Economics, Number 143

Salvaging the Kyoto Climate Change Negotiations

Sat, 01 Nov 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #27, by Warwick J. McKibbin and Peter J. Wilcoxen (November 1997)

A Better Way to Slow Global Climate Change

Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 GMT

Policy Brief #17, by Warwick J. McKibbin and Peter J. Wilcoxen (June 1997)