I am an environmental economist based at the London School of Economics, where I lead the International Environmental Negotiations Programme. In addition to my Assistant Professor position at LSE, I am also an Associate Researcher at FEEM, as well as a member of the Levin Lab at Princeton University and an International Fellow of the Sogang Experimental Economics Laboratory in Korea.
Current research interests
Game theory; International environmental agreements; Experimental Economics; Coupled socio-ecological system; Cooperation
My research spans several topics in environmental economics, primarily related to the drivers of cooperation in the (climate) commons. This is tackled through a combination of non-cooperative and evolutionary game theory models, as well as laboratory experiments, surveys and simulations, in an effort to shed light on the potential solutions to environmental dilemmas. Particular attention is given to threshold effects and tipping points in catalysing (or hindering) cooperation. Prospective PhD students who have a solid background in economics and are interested in the above topics, are encouraged to contact me.
Recently published 
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Domestic politics and the formation of international environmental agreements. Journal of Environmental Economics & Management 81, 2017. With C. Marchiori and S. Dietz
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Reserves and trade jointly determine exposure to food supply shocks. Env'tal Research Letters 11, 2016. With P. Marchand et al.
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Past and present biophysical redundancy of countries as a buffer to changes in food supply. Env'tal Research Letters 11, 2016. With M. Fader et al
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Robustness of norm-driven cooperation in the commons Proceedings of the Royal Society B 283, 2016. With M. Schlueter and S. Levin
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On the Provision of Public Goods with Probabilistic and Ambiguous Thresholds Environmental and Resource Economics 61,2015. With A. Dannenberg et al
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Network economics and the environment: insights and perspectives Environmental and Resource Economics, 2015. With S. Currarini and C. Marchiori
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Managing the Climate Commons at the Nexus of Ecology, Behaviour and Economics Nature Climate Change 4, 2014. With S Levin
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Climate engineering reconsidered Nature Climate Change 4, July 2014. With S. Barrett, et al.
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Evolutionary escape from the climate dilemma 11 Physics of Life Reviews, June 2014
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Game theory: Building up cooperation Nature Climate Change 3, September 2013
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Regime shifts in a social-ecological system Theoretical Ecology 6, August 2013. With S. Lade, S. Levin and M. Schlueter
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The survival of the conformist: Social pressure and renewable resource management Journal of Theoretical Biology 299, 2012. With M. Schlueter and S. Levin. Selected for Faculty of 1000 Prime (f1000.com/prime)
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Inequality, communication, and the avoidance of disastrous climate change in a public goods game Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 108, 2011.With A.Dannenberg,et al
Recent invited lectures, media coverage and interviews
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When enough countries lead by example, they create a tipping point for climate agreements LSE Business Review, September 2016
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COP21: Can game theory predict a global deal on climate change? GRI News, December, 2015
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Carbon pricing might be the unlikely winner of the Volkswagen scandal LSE Politics and Policy, October 2015
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Inequality in Climate Change Games Perspectives, April 2015
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Climate engineering offers little hope of mitigation Phys.Org, July 2014
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The provision of environmental public goods: Tipping cooperation Istituto Veneto, June 2014
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Climate pact may depend on side deals by poor nations SciDev.Net, May 2014