Macro-economic assessment of climate change impacts: methods and findings

• Francesco Bosello ^[1] ; Ramiro Parrado ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Milan

     University of Milan

     Milán, Italia

     
  2. [2] RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment (EIEE)
• Localización: Ekonomiaz: Revista vasca de economía, ISSN 0213-3865, Nº. 97, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Adaptación al cambio climático. Aportaciones desde la economía), págs. 44-61
• Idioma: inglés
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    El artículo presenta los retos planteados en la evaluación macroeconómica de los impactos del cambio climático y describe las principales metodologías de investigación utilizadas en la literatura económica para abordar estos desafíos. Una vez que se presentan las fortalezas y debilidades de los diferentes enfoques, el artículo muestra los principales hallazgos de esta literatura proporcionando una guía crítica para su comprensión. El documento concluye destacando las implicaciones políticas y debatiendo la evolución de la investigación en el futuro.

  • English

    The paper introduces the challenges posed by the macro-economic assessment of climate change impacts and describes the main investigation methodologies used by the economic literature to address these challenges. Strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches are presented. The paper then presents the major findings from this literature providing a critical guidance in their interpretation. The paper concludes highlighting policy implications and discussing the evolution of the research developments in the future.

  • euskara

    Klima-aldaketaren inpaktuen ebaluazio makroekonomikoan planteatutako erronkak aurkezten ditu artikuluak, eta erronka horiei aurre egiteko literatura ekonomikoan erabilitako ikerketa-metodologia nagusiak deskribatzen ditu. Ikuspegi desberdinen indarguneak eta ahuleziak aurkeztu ondoren, artikuluak literatura horren aurkikuntza nagusiak erakusten ditu, artikulua ulertzeko gida kritikoa ematen baitu. Amaieran, ondorio politikoak nabarmentzen ditu eta etorkizuneko ikerketa-garapenak eztabaidatzen ditu.

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