Climate Change and Economic Growth

dc.creatorMendelsohn, Robert
dc.date2017-08-28T16:05:38Z
dc.date2017-08-28T16:05:38Z
dc.date2009
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:15:47Z
dc.descriptionGrim descriptions of the long-term consequences of climate change have given the impression that the climate impacts from greenhouse gases threaten long-term economic growth. However, the impact of climate change on the global economy is likely to be quite small over the next 50 years. Severe impacts even by the end of the century are unlikely. The greatest threat that climate change poses to long-term economic growth is from potentially excessive near-term mitigation efforts.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/218161468337830646/Climate-change-and-economic-growth
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28000
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/28000
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416538
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationCommission on Growth and Development Working Paper;No. 60
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABATEMENT
dc.subjectABATEMENT COST
dc.subjectABRUPT CLIMATE
dc.subjectABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectANTARCTICA
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC EVENTS
dc.subjectCHLORINE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE DAMAGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE EFFECTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SENSITIVE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCONSERVATION AREAS
dc.subjectCOST OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDYNAMICS OF GROWTH
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSES
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION LIMITS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMERS
dc.subjectENERGY MODELS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
dc.subjectETHANOL
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGLACIAL PERIODS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL MODEL OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE DAMAGE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS POLICY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHAZARDOUS WASTE
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectICE
dc.subjectICE SHEETS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMODEL OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPARTICLES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN CARBON
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectSCENARIOS
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA LEVELS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectTIMBER MARKETS
dc.subjectTROPICAL RAIN FORESTS
dc.subjectUPPER ATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWORLD CLIMATE
dc.titleClimate Change and Economic Growth
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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