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  Do binding beat nonbinding agreements? Regulating international water quality

Köppel, M., Sprinz, D. F. (2019): Do binding beat nonbinding agreements? Regulating international water quality. - Journal of Conflict Resolution, 63, 8, 1860-1888.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002718822127

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Köppel, Martin1, Author              
Sprinz, Detlef F.1, Author              
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1Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, ou_persistent13              

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 Abstract: Does the form of a multilateral agreement (MEA) by itself improve environmental performance? In particular, do legally nonbinding MEAs pose a rival to the effect of more traditional legally binding international agreements? Our theory builds on the legal and international regimes literatures and postulates that legally binding agreements (LBAs) have more benign effects on water quality than legally nonbinding agreements (LNBAs). We probe two operationalizations of the form of MEAs. First, we purely focus on the form: of legally binding versus legally nonbindings. Second, we combine the form of an agreement each with an index of precision and an index of delegation. The empirical focus is on upstream–downstream water quality in Europe during 1990 to 2007. Our regression analyses, regardless of specification, find that LBAs beat LNBAs and that LBAs with high degrees of precision and delegation beat the effect of any other configuration of agreements with respect to enhancing water quality.

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 Dates: 2019
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1177/0022002718822127
PIKDOMAIN: FutureLab - Social Metabolism and Impacts
eDoc: 8408
Research topic keyword: Mitigation
Research topic keyword: Climate Policy
Research topic keyword: Freshwater
Research topic keyword: Global Commons
Regional keyword: Global
Organisational keyword: FutureLab - Social Metabolism and Impacts
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Title: Journal of Conflict Resolution
Source Genre: Journal, SCI, Scopus
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 63 (8) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1860 - 1888 Identifier: Other: Sage Publications
Other: 1552-8766
ISSN: 0022-0027
CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/journal-conflict-resolution