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I propose a new conceptual framework to disentangle the impacts of weather and climate on economic activity and growth …: A stochastic frontier model with climate in the production frontier and weather shocks as a source of inefficiency. I … variability. The climate effect is larger that the weather effect. …
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variability in the weather and the increase in the number of extreme weather disasters associated with climate change. The … efficacy of disaster risk management and climate change adaptation policies at the sub-national level. …
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There is limited public discourse and understanding about the history and science of weather and climate intervention …, climate-related geoengineering is steadily gaining support as a means of combatting rising global temperatures. With climate … climate intervention with the aim of answering the question: Why aren't more economists interested in evaluating weather and …
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This paper discusses the recent literature on the role of the state in economic development. It concludes that government incentives to enact sound policies are key to economic success. It also discusses the evidence on what happens after episodes of economic and political liberalizations,...
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physical and cognitive function? While many studies have explored the indirect links between climate and welfare (e … further evidence in support of a physiologically based causal mechanism. This more direct causal link between climate and … social welfare has important implications for both the economics of climate change and comparative development. …
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We study the capacity to meet food demand under conditions of climate change, economic and population growth. We take a … novel approach to quantifying climate impacts, based on a model of the global economy structurally estimated on the period … climate change. This is despite substantial adaptation having taken place in general equilibrium through R&D and agricultural …
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We study the long-term impact of climate change on economic activity across countries, using a stochastic growth model … where labour productivity is affected by country-specific climate variables. defined as deviations of temperature and … climate change has a long-lasting adverse impact on real output in various states and economic sectors, and on labour …
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The ongoing process of climate change goes along with a higher frequency and/or severity of droughts. While the short … disasters is an influential input factor for integrated assessment models which are used to evaluate climate policy measures. In …
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We investigate the long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change across 48 U.S. states over the period 1963 …-term moving-average historical norms (climate) to various state-specific economic performance indicators at the aggregate and … sectoral levels. We show that climate change has a long-lasting adverse impact on real output in various states and economic …
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project the impacts of future increases in temperature caused by climate change. We find losses that are substantial, but …
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