Strategic Ignorance and the Perceived Efficacy of Taking Action
Economic Journal, 2026.
(Balietti, A., Budjan, A., Eymess, T., and A. Solda)
doi: 10.1093/ej/ueag022
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Media coverage: VoxDev, Psychology Today, University of Zurich press release
Divergence Between Predicted and Actual Perception of Climate Information
PNAS Nexus, 2025.
(Tohidi, A., Balietti, S., Fraiberger, S., and A. Balietti)
doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf084
Media coverage: Penn Today, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Mannheim press release, Norwegian Climate Foundation.
Labor Market Impacts of Eco-Development Initiatives in Protected Areas
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2024.
(Balietti, A., Jaiswal, S., and Schäffer, D.)
doi: 10.1016/j.jeem.2024.103070
Air pollution and child development in India
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2022.
(Balietti, A., Datta, S., and Veljanovska, S.)
doi: 10.1016/j.jeem.2022.102624
Media coverage: Business Standard
Long-Term Choices For Quinoa Farmers in Puno Peru. A Real Options Study
International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, 2018.
(Balietti, A., Chesney, M., and Vargas, C.)
doi: 10.22004/ag.econ.283871
Trader types and volatility of emission allowance prices. Evidence from EU ETS Phase I
Energy Policy, 2016.
(Balietti, A.)
doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.09.006
Is there room for geoengineering in the optimal climate policy mix?
Environmental Science and Policy, 2015.
(Balietti, A., Bahn, O., Chesney, M., Gheyssens, J., and Knutti, R.)
doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.12.014
Baseline choice and performance implications for REDD
Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2016.
(Balietti, A., and Gheyssens, J.)
doi: 10.1080/21606544.2015.1028465
Working Papers
Relative Income and Global Inequality: Evidence from the United Kingdom
(Balietti, A. and D. Marino-Fages)
Conditionally accepted at the European Economic Review
Zero-Sum Views and Support for Redistribution Across Borders
(Balietti, A. and D. Marino-Fages)
R&R at the Economic Journal
Demographic Change and Discretion in Environmental Policy Enforcement
(Balietti, A. and T. Zeising)
Media coverage: Ruperto Carola Magazine
Perceived Income Status and the Demand for Clean Air
(Balietti, A., Budjan, A. and T. Eymess)
Works in Progress
Aligned and Misaligned Incentives for Predicting US Election Results — with D. Aycinena and D. Marino-Fages
Memory Conformity and Social Norms — with A. Solda and M.C. Villeval
Parental Stress and Engagement with Information on Child Spillovers — with H. Wang