an economic analysis of global impacts, adaptation and distributional effects /
First Statement of Responsibility
Robert Mendelsohn and Ariel Dinar.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Northampton, MA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Edward Elgar,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
vii, 246 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., col. maps ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
New horizons in environmental economics
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The role of climate in agricultural production -- Literature review of economic impacts of climate change on agriculture -- The Ricardian method -- Modeling adaptation to climate change -- Structural Ricardian models -- Ricardian analyses of aggregate data -- Ricardian models of individual farms -- Adaptation studies -- Structural Ricardian studies -- Summary of results -- Policy implications and future research needs.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This text features a study which examines 22 countries across four continents including both developed and developing economies. It looks at the impact of climate change on agriculture and provides a good analytical basis for additional work.