Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change : A Cross-Country Analysis /

We study the long-term impact of climate change on economic activity across countries, using a stochastic growth model where labor productivity is affected by country-specific climate variables-defined as deviations of temperature and precipitation from their historical norms. Using a panel data set...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kahn, Matthew
Other Authors: Mohaddes, Kamiar, Ng, Ryan, Pesaran, M.
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/215
Online Access:Full text available on IMF