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Climate Change, Economic Growth, and Health
Magnus, Jan R.; Ikefuji, M.; Sakamoto, H. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2010
This paper studies the interplay between climate, health, and the economy in a stylized world with four heterogeneous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011091564
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Fundamental questions on the economics of climate adaptation: Outlines of a new research programme
Heuson, Clemens; Gawel, Erik; Gebhardt, Oliver; … - Department Ökonomie, Helmholtz Zentrum für … - 2012
In view of the failure of international negotiations on climate protection and the improbability of a trend reversal in the climate changes that have already occurred, the option of climate change adaptation is becoming more and more important in climate change policy. A large number of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010980625
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Economic impacts of climate change on two Mexican coastal fisheries: Implications for food security
Aguilar Ibarra, Alonso; Sánchez Vargas, Armando; … - In: Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 7 (2013), pp. 1-38
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010981393
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The rate of change of the social cost of carbon and the social planner's hotelling rule
Kögel, Tomas - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012
This paper derives the social cost of carbon (SCC) and its rate of change. It does so in a deterministic Ramsey model of optimal economic growth with carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels. It is shown that the determinants of the rate of change of the SCC are substantially almost identical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010983177
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Citizens' perceptions of justice in international climate policy: Empirical insights from China, Germany and the US
Schleich, Joachim; Dütschke, Elisabeth; Schwirplies, … - Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und … - 2014
Relying on a recent survey of more than 3300 participants from China, Germany and the US, this paper empirically analyzes citizens' perceptions of climate change and climate policy, focusing on key guiding principles for sharing mitigation costs across countries. The ranking of the main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010983907
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Proceedings of the International Conference and Young Researchers' Forum: 'Natural resource use in Central Asia: institutional challenges and the contribution of capacity building'...
Ahmed, Mirza Nomman; Pawlowski, Ira - Zentrum für internationale Entwicklungs- und … - 2013
[LIST OF CONTENT] SH. KENJABAEV, I. FORKUTSA, M. BACH, H.G. FREDE: Performance evaluation of the BUDGET model in simulating cotton and wheat yield and soil moisture in Fergana valley ... 1 / KANAYIM TESHEBAEVA, HENRIETTE SUDHAUS, H.-U. WETZEL, SIGRID ROESSNER, HELMUT ECHTLER AND ALEXANDER...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010984468
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Choosing the optimal climate change policy in the presence of catastrophic risk
Bosello, Francesco; De Cian, Enrica; Ferranna, Licia - Economics Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) - 2012
responsiveness of mitigation to changes in adaptation decreases. Compared to a world without climate catastrophes, risk reduces the … ein, in dem erstmals der ursächliche Zusammenhang zwischen der Wahrscheinlichkeit, eine durch den Klimawandel bedingte …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010984841
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The role of economic policy in climate change adaptation
Konrad, Kai A.; Thum, Marcel - Economics Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) - 2012
In diesem Arbeitspapier wird die Rolle des öffentlichen Sektors bei der Anpassung an den Klimawandel behandelt. Zuerst … werden die Möglichkeiten zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel definiert und kategorisiert. Dann werden die volkswirtschaftlichen … Hauptbereiche, in denen der öffentliche Sektor eine Rolle bei der Anpassung an den Klimawandel spielen kann, Folgende sind …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010984842
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Revealed preferences for climate protection when the purely individual perspective is relaxed: Evidence from a framed field experiment
Löschel, Andreas; Sturm, Bodo; Uehleke, Reinhard - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
In this paper, we investigate the real demand for climate protection when the purely individual perspective of existing revealed preference studies is relaxed. This is achieved in two treatments; first, we determine the information subjects receive about the demand revealed by other subjects in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985679
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Direct and indirect effects of weather experiences on life satisfaction: Which role for climate change expectations?
Osberghaus, Daniel; Kühling, Jan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
This paper deals with the effect of (i) damage experience from extreme weather events and (ii) expectations concerning future climate change on subjective wellbeing (SWB). We use data of a large representative survey amongst German households. The effect of experienced weather events on SWB of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985714