maandag 15 juni 2009

Does climate change affect economic growth

Melissa Dell Benjamin Jones Benjamin Olken.

Hot countries tend to be poorer, but debate continues over whether the temperature-income relationship is simply a happenstance association. This column uses within-country estimates to show that higher temperatures have large, negative effects on economic growth – but only in poor countries. The findings are big news for future global inequality. Read the full article here.

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