Economic Models of Climate Change

S. Decanio

ISBN 10: 1403963363 / ISBN 13: 9781403963369

Published by SPRINGER NATURE Aug 2003, 2003

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The climate policy debate has been dominated by economic estimates of the costs of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the models used to derive those estimates are based on assumptions that have largely gone untested. The conventional approach embodies structural features that rule out alternative market outcomes. In addition, the distribution of 'climate rights' is crucial to determining the economic affects of various policies. Bringing these considerations to the forefront shows how domestic and international policy solutions might be found. 203 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic Models of Climate Change
• Publisher: SPRINGER NATURE Aug 2003
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1403963363
• ISBN 13: 9781403963369
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 221W x 133H x 12D millimeters 221 millimeters width by 133 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 286 grams

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Synopsis

The climate policy debate has been dominated by economic estimates of the costs of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the models used to derive those estimates are based on assumptions that have largely gone untested. The conventional approach embodies structural features that rule out alternative market outcomes. In addition, the distribution of 'climate rights' is crucial to determining the economic affects of various policies. Bringing these considerations to the forefront shows how domestic and international policy solutions might be found.

About the Author

STEPHEN J. DECANIO is Professor of Economics at the University California, Santa Barbara. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and taught at Yale University before going to UCSB. He was recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award in 1996.