Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production

2015/10/20 by Marshall Burke, Solomon Hsiang, Solomon M. Hsiang +1 · 1 voice · 31 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Environmental Science · #Climate Change Policy and Economics #Climate Change and Health Impacts #Climate variability and models

paper · doi:10.1038/nature15725

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Discussions

• Traditional estimates modeled climate change impacts as permanent reductions in economic output. However, papers since Burke et al. (2015) have challenged this approach and suggested a persistent grow [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]