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traditional insurances. However, the weather index-based insurances present the limit of the basis risk: a significant yield loss …
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optimal policy balance in the context of catastrophic climate risk. The analysis uses the WITCH integrated assessment model … with a module that models the endogenous risk of experiencing an economic catastrophe if temperature increases above a … certain threshold. We find that the risk of a catastrophic outcome would encourage countries to reduce emissions even in the …
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Models (IAMs), which assumes no risk sharing across region, we introduce global risk sharing via a market for state … across regions. We estimate that such risk sharing scheme of climate risks could lead to welfare gains reducing the global … for considering risk sharing in IAMs, but also for potentially welfare increasing negotiations about sharing risks of …
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We investigate climate change impacts on productivity and production risk on U. S. Pacific Northwest winter wheat farms … return distribution and thus reducing downside risk. By the mid-21st century, climate-change projections from 20 global …
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The severity of extreme weather events is increasing due to climate change, giving rise to physical climate risk …. However, physical climate risk is not only driven by the severity of individual hazards, but also by the interdependence of …/Snow, Landslide, Tornado, and Wildfire. We empirically estimate the tail risk of multi-hazard portfolios for the limiting cases of …
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Physical climate changes due to greenhouse gas emissions are well understood. However, quantifying the economic consequences remains a major challenge. Nevertheless, such quantification is crucial for the development of effective climate protection and adaptation strategies. Especially at local...
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