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Bereinigung sozioökonomischer Effekte bei Schäden tropischer Wirbelstürme für eine Analyse zum Einfluss des Klimawandels
Schmidt, Silvio; Kemfert, Claudia; Höppe, Peter - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 77 (2008) 4, pp. 116-139
anzunehmen, dass der Klimawandel dazu führt, dass immer häufiger starke Wirbelstürme auftreten. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die …
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Economic impacts of climate change on two Mexican coastal fisheries : implications for food security
Aguilar Ibarra, Alonso; Sánchez Vargas, Armando; … - 2013
This paper has a twofold objective: First, to estimate the changes in landings value by 2030 for two Mexican coastal fisheries, specifically shrimp and sardine fisheries, as a consequence of climate change; and second, to discuss the implications of such impacts for food security. A dynamic panel...
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Embedding preference uncertainty for environmental amenities in climate change economic assessments : a "random" step forward
Skurtos, Michalēs S.; Damigos, Dimitris; Kontogianni, Areti - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 4/107, pp. 1-22
While there is a considerable debate regarding the choice of proper discount rates for assessing climate change projects and policies, only a tiny body of literature emphasizes “what to discount”. Usually, climate change economic assessments rely on tools and methods that employ strong...
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Climate change and U.S. agriculture : accounting for multidimensional slope heterogeneity in panel data
Keane, Michael P.; Neal, Timothy - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 11 (2020) 4, pp. 1391-1429
We study potential impacts of future climate change on U.S. agricultural productivity using county‐level yield and weather data from 1950 to 2015. To account for adaptation of production to different weather conditions, it is crucial to allow for both spatial and temporal variation in the...
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Vulnerability to natural disasters and insurance : insights from the Italian case
De Masi, Francesco; Porrini, Donatella - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 6 (2018) 2, pp. 1-12
The aim of this article is to analyze the concept of “vulnerability” to natural disasters, focusing on the specific case of the Italian earthquake insurance. In this sense, we examine in detail the vulnerability definition and its relevance for citizens and for insurance companies. Then we...
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Zur Versicherung von Elementarrisiken : das englische Gentlemen's Agreement und seine Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten
Huber, Michael - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 77 (2008) 4, pp. 44-52
Bei der Versicherbarkeit von Naturkatastrophen spielen zwei Probleme eine besondere Rolle: Erstens ist … Versicherungsschutz gegen Naturkatastrophen unter Marktbedingungen wenig nachgefragt und führt daher zu einer negativen Risikoauslese … Vertrags nachlässig verhalten und so die Versicherungskosten hochtreiben. Da der Klimawandel die industriellen Gesellschaften …
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Risk premia and the social cost of carbon : a review
Kousky, Carolyn; Kopp, Robert E.; Cooke, Roger M. - 2011
Abstract Reducing greenhouse gas emissions not only lowers expected damages from climate change but also reduces the risk of catastrophic impacts. However, estimates of the social cost of carbon, which measures the marginal value of carbon dioxide abatement, often do not capture this risk...
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Climate disaster risks : empirics and a multi-phase dynamic model
Mittnik, Stefan; Semmler, Willi; Haider, Alexander - In: Econometrics : open access journal 8 (2020) 3/33, pp. 1-27
Recent research in financial economics has shown that rare large disasters have the potential to disrupt financial sectors via the destruction of capital stocks and jumps in risk premia. These disruptions often entail negative feedback effects on the macroeconomy. Research on disaster risks has...
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The potential contribution of central banks to green finance
Breitenfellner, Andreas; Pointner, Wolfgang; Schuberth, … - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 88 (2019) 2, pp. 51-54
finanzielle Stabilität im Sinne ihrer Mandate im Blickpunkt. Denn einerseits birgt der Klimawandel erhebliche Risiken für …
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Extreme weather events and economic activity : the case of low water levels on the Rhine river
Ademmer, Martin; Jannsen, Nils; Mösle, Saskia - In: German economic review : GER 24 (2023) 2, pp. 121-144
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