Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change

Overview

The new Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change Volume 1 provides readers from a broad range of backgrounds – including students, researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners – with a central reference for core elements of the economics of climate change: Integrated Climate-Economic Modeling, Empirical Approaches to Climate Change Impact Quantification, Discounting, Mitigation Costs, Adaptation, Climate Policy Options, International Cooperation, and Uncertainty.

Leading scholars present timely and accessible overviews on each of these topics, providing interested readers with a broad understanding of key issues and engaged scholars with a foundation for embarking on research in this field.

Core Topics and Methodologies

Introduces core topics in climate economics to researchers, graduate students, policy makers, and practitioners.

Covers how climate economics questions are addressed with diverse methodological approaches including applied microeconometrics, game theory, industrial organization, and quantitative macroeconomics.

Research and Expertise

Provides up-to-date overviews of modern climate economics research prepared by leading experts in the field.