Sarah Spycher

environmental economist | @snsf_ch funded postdoctoral researcher at @DSE_Unibo @unibo | formerly at @unibern @OeschgerCentre

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

My paper "Elections and Political Polarisation: Challenges for Environmental Agreements" just came out as a WP!🥳
https://t.co/HN092vD1zw (1/8)

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

This asymmetry offers a possible explanation for the limited success of climate cooperation: In polarised settings, electoral pressure compels green incumbents to weaken their climate goals, while brown incumbents can keep their low ambition with minimal electoral cost. (8/8)

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

This political constraint means that ambitious agreements are systematically limited by the need to appeal to a median voter. Without concessions, the green party risks losing office, not only stalling progress but also potentially reversing it. 📉 (7/8)

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

The model reveals a key asymmetry: a brown incumbent can secure consensus treaties under a wide range of polarisation without needing to raise their climate ambition, while a green incumbent must invariably reduce their goals to remain competitive in polarised environments. (6/8)

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

My paper "Elections and Political Polarisation: Challenges for Environmental Agreements" just came out as a WP!🥳
https://t.co/HN092vD1zw (1/8)

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

This results in two treaty types: consensus🤝treaties, crafted for ratification across parties, and differentiation🙅‍♀️ treaties, supported only by one party, giving voters a clear policy choice. (5/8)

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

Incumbents face a trade-off between aligning treaties with their party's policy preferences or appealing to the median voter to improve reelection prospects, shaping the treaty’s ambition. (4/8)

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

I model a 4-stage game between two countries considering an emissions reduction agreement, with political competition between a “green” 🌿party and a “brown”🏭party in one of the countries. (3/8)

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

In this paper - which is more timely than I had hoped - I examine how elections in politically polarised settings affect climate cooperation. Electoral pressure can lead to "suboptimal" treaties, as governments make strategic concessions to enhance reelection chances. (2/8)

[Swiss National Science Foundation @snsf_ch]

Interested in connecting with researchers thriving in diverse fields post-PhD/Postdoc? Join the Global SNSF Fellows Summer Meet on June 17. Engage in dialogue and network with fellow researchers. Register now: https://t.co/9VXmEnganI

[Emanuele Campiglio @emacampiglio]

3 post-doc and 1 pre-doc positions open at @Unibo! Please circulate to anyone interested. All the info available here: https://t.co/c0OLj9Cq1X. Deadline for applications: 29 February 2024

[Igor Letina @IgorLetina]

The microeconomics group at the Uni Bern🇨🇭 is looking to recruit a new PhD student. We are a small but very active group and we offer quite good conditions.

Interested? Check out the ad at the link below and apply by 15. January 2024:
https://t.co/h80P92bGXk

[Niko Jaakkola @NikoEcon]

This happens next week!

SHARED PERSPECTIVES 2023
How to make the green transition happen?
Fri 6th & Sat 7th Oct
ONLINE PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE

Register at https://t.co/ne0diedX23

For more details, see ⬇️

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

very interesting panel discussion on inequality and ‚the social question‘ in today’s society, concluding three intense & insightful days at the #VfS_conference2023 #VfS_150

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

what an interesting day and great networking opportunity at the global snsf fellows summer meet at the @snsf_ch in bern today - discussing a more sustainable and equitable future for young researchers in swiss academia

[Tabea Meier @_TabeaMeier]

Swiss-based academics: Here is a wonderful event opportunity coming up for past, current, and prospective SNSF fellows! Please mark August 29th in your calendar for the first summer meet of the Global SNSF Fellows in beautiful Bern #IchbinHannahCH https://t.co/NLuxr9hVAl

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

lovely first day at #EAERE2023 where I presented my newest experimental project in the ‚political economy of climate policies‘ session - from now on I can just sit back and enjoy😊

[Niko Jaakkola @NikoEcon]

JOBS AVAILABLE! PLEASE SHARE!

Unibo is looking to hire associate / full professors in economics (any field). Expressions of interest deadline: JUNE 30TH.

We have a GREAT environmental / resource economics group -- embedded in an *excellent* department!

https://t.co/o6pIDEovYU

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

yaaaay for @ManuLinsenmeier! 🥳
you're so inspirational that simply by sitting next to you for some months I improved my own thesis😁

[EAERE @EAERE_envecon]

EAERE is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 edition of the EAERE Award for Best Doctoral Dissertations in Environmental and Resource Economics: Maria Alsina Pujols @ETH Manuel Linsenmeier @LSEnews and Paul Lohmann @Cambridge_Uni
Warm congrats to all!👏🏻

[Alessandro Tavoni - now at: @atavoni.bsky.social @atavoni]

Curious about Social Tipping Interventions? Check out the new website of the recently awarded ERC Consolidator grant GREEN TIPPING: https://t.co/X2QZqBzIEk @DSE_Unibo @Unibo

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

my work will revolve around political economy challenges of environmental policy, both from a theoretical and experimental perspective. happy to get in touch with anyone working on related topics🙂

[Sarah Spycher @SarahSpycher]

i am very excited to continue my academic path as a postdoctoral researcher at @unibo funded through a @snsf_ch mobility fellowship🤩