climate coalition work as an incentive mechanism for countries to join in. A multi-stage strategic trade framework is used in … which coalition (fringe) countries can dispose of a policy set comprising a discriminatory import-tariff on dirty goods as …

-linkage literature. In particular, we propose a preferential free trade agreement on which a climate coalition should be built. The basic … idea is that the benefits of free trade provide strong incentives for free riders to join the coalition. As a framework, a … heart of our approach are the trade privileges granted to coalition members shifting the terms of trade favourably without …

In 2013, the European Union and United States initiated a new political dialogue regarding a further deepening of …

We examine the buyer-seller problem under different levels of commitment. The seller is informed of the quality of the … be achieved through mechanisms in which, unlike with full commitment, the buyer has the option to "walk away" after … commitment affect outcomes, and which constraints, if any, preclude efficiency …

design with limited commitment. We then prove that this upper bound is tight, by showing that all its extreme points are … equilibrium payoffs. Our results shed light on the role of different forms of commitment on the bargaining process. In particular …