National Bureau of Economic Research
NBER: RE: climate change data

RE: climate change data

From: Fullerton, Don <dfullert_at_illinois.edu>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:41:20 -0600

Dear EEE members:
    Please respond to to me, if you can shed any light on the questions below. I will collect all responses before sending them together to Jim Poterba (so that he can respond to Michael Moskow all at once, instead of having to keep track of many emails). Thanks. Don

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-----Original Message-----
From: James Poterba [mailto:poterba_at_MIT.EDU]
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:34 PM
To: Moskow, Michael
Cc: Fullerton, Don
Subject: Re: climate change data

Dear Michael -
I don't think so, but I will explore further with Don Fullerton, who leads our Environment & Energy program. I'll report back if I turn up any evidence that NBER researchers are using these data.
Jim

Moskow, Michael wrote:
>
> Jim-does the nber have any researchers who are studying climate change
> and using the now data about global warming that has been the subject
> of so much controversy? One charge that I have heard (I don't know
> whether it is accurate) is that the scientists in the u k were not
> allowing other researchers to use their data to replicate results and
> do other analysis. Apparently there are adjustments to the historical
> data that involve considerable judgment. This is an area of great
> interest to me given the enormous expenditures and costs that are
> anticipated and already being incurred. Thanks.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michael
>
> Michael H. Moskow
>
> Vice Chairman & Senior Fellow on the Global Economy
>
> The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
>
> 332 South Michigan Avenue
>
> Suite 1100
>
> Chicago, Illinois 60604-4416
>
> (312) 821-6851
>
> mmoskow_at_thechicagocouncil.org <mailto:mmoskow_at_thechicagocouncil.org>
>
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