Climate change and uneven development

Bretschger, Lucas and Valente, Simone (2011) Climate change and uneven development. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 113 (4). pp. 825-845. ISSN 0347-0520

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Abstract

In this paper, using a theoretical model with endogenous capital depreciation, we study the effects of climate change and adaptation on long-run development. We show that climate change affects economic growth depending on climate exposure and adaptation efficiency, which are asymmetric between different countries. Poor countries are likely to be hurt more, because of the negative effects of climate change on the rate of depreciation of the assets that represent the engine of growth. These asymmetries generally induce growth deficits and unsustainability traps in less-developed economies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	climate adaptation,climate change,endogenous growth,pollution,uneven development,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2016 00:57
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2022 09:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/60329
DOI:	10.1111/j.1467-9442.2011.01676.x

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