I've asked an RA to see what's available, and to try and reconstruct the
simulations based on non-anthropogenic and anthropogenic forcings in the
IPCC reports. So he's been looking at original sources for the last few
days. This was done mainly out of curiosity, because the summary I've
been reading (David Archer's "Global Warming: Understanding the
Forecast") only produces the graphs with actual and simulated values,
without saying how the models work.
Robert Topel
Brown Professor of Economics
Graduate School of Business
University of Chicago
773-702-7524
-----Original Message-----
From: Fullerton, Don [mailto:dfullert_at_illinois.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 1:34 PM
To: 'James Poterba'; Moskow, Michael; EEE Program NBER (eee_at_nber.org)
Subject: RE: climate change data
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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Prof. Don Fullerton dfullert(at)illinois.edu
Finance Department and IGPA
University of Illinois, BIF Box#30 (MC520)
515 East Gregory Drive, Champaign IL 61820
(217) 244-3621 (cell=512-750-6012)
http://works.bepress.com/don_fullerton/
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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>
>
Received on Mon Dec 07 2009 - 14:42:57 EST
