Publication Date:
2016-02-03
Description:
The December 2015 Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings in Paris are likely to yield a global agreement that will slow the world’s growth of greenhouse gas emissions, but this agreement is unlikely to guarantee a decline in global emissions in the near future. Given this reality, climate change adaptation is an increasingly important topic for discussion and study. Although much research has focused on the macroeconomic relationship between economic growth and temperature at the national and/or annual level, microeconomic analysis also offers valuable insights. This Reflections discusses recent work on household and firm responses to three climate change challenges: increased summer heat, higher food prices, and increased natural disaster risk. ( JEL : Q54)
Keywords:
Q54 - Climate
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Natural Disasters
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Global Warming
Print ISSN:
1750-6816
Electronic ISSN:
1750-6824
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Political Science
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Economics
