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The Social Value of Predicting Hurricanes
Molina, Renato; Rudik, Ivan - 2022
to establish the social value of improving hurricane forecasts. On the margin, the value of hurricane information is …Hurricanes are among the costliest natural disasters in the world, with a significant portion of their impact linked to … the accuracy of their forecasts. In this paper, we estimate the economic impacts of the official hurricane forecasts in …
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The impact of extreme weather events on budget balances and implications for fiscal policy
Lis, Eliza M.; Nickel, Christiane - 2009
. Based on these findings, we discuss implications for fiscal policy and publiclyprovided disaster insurance. Our policy …
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General knowledge about climate change, factors influencing risk perception and willingness to insure
Menny, Claas; Osberghaus, Daniel; Pohl, Max; Werner, Ute - 2011
In two empirical surveys in Germany the link between the information respondents have about climate change and their … extreme weather events and trust in external aid. Surprisingly, information campaigns based on scientific facts are not …
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Climate change, economic growth, and health
Ikefuji, Masako; Magnus, Jan R.; Sakamoto, Hiroaki - 2010
This paper studies the interplay between climate, health, and the economy in a stylized world with four heterogeneous regions, labeled 'West' (cold and rich), 'China' (cold and poor), 'India' (warm and poor), and 'Africa' (warm and very poor). We introduce health impacts into a simple integrated...
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Klimaanpassung als wirtschaftspolitisches Handlungsfeld
Trela, Karl - 2014
Die wirtschaftspolitischen Implikationen der Klimaanpassung sind entscheidend für die Ausgestaltung einer eigenständigen Klimaanpassungspolitik und geben gleichzeitig wichtige Anreize zu politischem Handeln. Dieses Papier diskutiert daher eine mögliche wirtschaftspolitische Ausrichtung der...
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Development trajectory, emission profile, and policy actions: Thailand
Chotichanathawewong, Qwanruedee; Thongplew, Natapol - 2012
In Thailand climate change has been integrated into the formulation of several national plans and policies. Even though Thailand is not obligated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it voluntarily takes numerous actions to mitigate emissions. Both the public and private sector have been actively...
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Politische Klimaanpassungsentscheidungen in Deutschland - Defizite und Ansatzpunkte für Entscheidungsunterstützungssysteme
Trela, Karl - 2014
Klimaanpassungspolitik wird in Deutschland auf verschiedenen politischen Ebenen betrieben. Dieses Papier untersucht auf Grundlage der ökonomischen Theorie der Anpassungspolitik Defizite dieser Politikansätze. Diese liegen in erster Linie in den folgenden Bereichen: unklare Abgrenzung von...
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Voluntary Corporate Climate Initiatives and Regulatory Loom: Batten Down the Hatches
Ilic, Dragan; Mollet, Janick Christian - 2016
The rationale of voluntary corporate initiatives is often explained with anticipation of future regulation. We test this hypothesis for the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) and the Climate Leaders (CL), two popular voluntary US environmental programs to curb carbon emission that were operating...
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Forschungsstand und Literatur zu den volkswirtschaftlichen Folgekosten des Klimawandels in Deutschland: Studie im Rahmen des Projektes Kosten durch Klimawandelfolgen in Deutschland
Stöver, Britta; Flaute, Markus; Reuschel, Saskia - 2022
Zusammenhang zwischen Klimawandel, Politikmaßnahmen und Wirtschaft darzustellen. Dabei zielen die unterschiedlichen Methoden auf …
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Including maritime transport in the EU's climate change policy: Country-based allocation and effects
Heitmann, Nadine - 2013
The European Union (EU) is actively campaigning for the global regulation of carbon emissions generated by maritime bunker fuels because these emissions are presently barely regulated and are projected to increase significantly in the coming decades. However, since a global regulation has not...
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