In this article, we discuss the future of U.S. climate policy within the context of the Green New Deal (GND). The GND has many features and this article is not meant to provide a comprehensive evaluation of all components of it. Rather, we focus on carbon pricing and whether it, rather than...

Carley and Konisky (2021) provide a compelling argument around the importance of equity and social justice in climate policy. We agree that carbon pricing alone cannot achieve every social objective, but we do view carbon pricing as compatible with and even furthering equity objectives by...

This paper examines the relationship between health and death risk and income decisions in rural Pakistan. Using data from a microfinance institution, we analyse how insurance against hospitalisation and accidental death influences the purpose of microcredit loans. After correcting for the...