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We investigate the long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change across 48 U.S. states over the period 1963.2016 using a novel econometric strategy which links deviations of temperature and precipitation (weather) from their long-term moving-average historical norms (climate) to various...
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We study the effects of in utero exposure to climate change induced high ocean salinity levels on children's anthropometric outcomes. Leveraging six geo-referenced waves of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys merged with gridded data on ocean salinity, ocean chemistry and weather...
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adaptation. Here, we provide a framework for analyzing the multiple interlinkages between climate change and human capital and … adaptation, on human capital across the life cycle. The framework presents two channels through which human capital is affected … of the life cycle. For mitigation and adaptation, we find that while these are overall clearly beneficial, they are also …
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I study the implications of climate change and adaptation on housing and income, and wealth. I embed climate change in …
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Most empirical studies on private climate change adaptation rely on self-reported intentions which often fail to … gap (IBG) in climate change adaptation, which complicates the deduction of policy recommendations for stimulating … adaptation behavior. Using a large unique longitudinal survey data set from Germany covering more than 5,000 households, our …
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This paper reviews the role of Social Protection and Labor in supporting both climate adaptation and mitigation efforts … potential to support adaptation, decarbonization and mitigation is still to be realized. …
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with air conditioning installed on site are less vulnerable to extreme high temperatures, indicating the role of adaptation. …
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This paper identifies individual and regional risk factors for hospitalizations caused by heat within the German population over 65 years of age. Using administrative insurance claims data and a machine-learning-based regression model, we causally estimate heterogeneous heat effects and explore...
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The high and increasing cost of natural disasters around the world motivates a growing body of literature on the role of natural disaster insurance in adapting to climate change. This chapter reviews current challenges in both public and private natural disaster insurance markets in the United...
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