The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present
Gary D. Libecap and Richard H. Steckel, editors
Conference held May 30-31, 2009
Published in May 2011 by University of Chicago Press
© 2011 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
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353 pages
ISBN: 0-226-47988-9
Table of Contents
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Front matter, table of contents:
Gary D. Libecap, Richard H. Steckel
(bibliographic info)
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Climate Change: Adaptations in Historical Perspective:
Gary D. Libecap, Richard H. Steckel
(p. 1 - 22)
(bibliographic info)
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Additive Damages, Fat-Tailed Climate Dynamics, and Uncertain Discounting:
Martin L. Weitzman
(p. 23 - 46)
(bibliographic info)
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Modeling the Impact of Warming in Climate Change Economics:
Robert S. Pindyck
(p. 47 - 71)
(bibliographic info)
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Droughts, Floods and Financial Distress in the United States:
John Landon-Lane, Hugh Rockoff, Richard H. Steckel
(p. 73 - 98)
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The Effects of Weather Shocks on Crop Prices in Unfettered Markets: The United States Prior to the Farm Programs, 1895-1932:
Jonathan F. Fox, Price V. Fishback, Paul W. Rhode
(p. 99 - 130)
(bibliographic info)
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Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates During the Great Depression:
Price V. Fishback, Werner Troesken, Trevor Kollmann, Michael Haines, Paul W. Rhode, Melissa Thomasson
(p. 131 - 167)
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Responding to Climatic Challenges: Lessons from U.S. Agricultural Development:
Alan L. Olmstead, Paul W. Rhode
(p. 169 - 194)
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The Impact of the 1936 Corn Belt Drought on American Farmers’ Adoption of Hybrid Corn:
Richard Sutch
(p. 195 - 223)
(bibliographic info)
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The Evolution of Heat Tolerance of Corn: Implications for Climate Change:
Michael J. Roberts, Wolfram Schlenker
(p. 225 - 251)
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Climate Variability and Water Infrastructure: Historical Experience in the Western United States:
Zeynep K. Hansen, Gary D. Libecap, Scott E. Lowe
(p. 253 - 280)
(bibliographic info)
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Did Frederick Brodie Discover the World's First Environmental Kuznets Curve? Coal Smoke and the Rise and Fall of the London Fog:
Karen Clay, Werner Troesken
(p. 281 - 309)
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Impacts of Climate Change on Residential Electricity Consumption: Evidence from Billing Data:
Anin Aroonruengsawat, Maximilian Auffhammer
(p. 311 - 342)
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