Charles Figuières University of Bristol, Department of Economics   University of Bristol, Department of Economics Alfred Marshall Building 8 Woodland Road Bristol, BS8 1TN UK   C.Figuieres@bristol.ac.uk         Primary Research Focus: Public Economics, Macroeconomics and Game Theory   JEL Areas: H0 : Public Economics: General E6 : Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General