Adjusting to climate change: Implications of increased variability and asymmetric adjustment costs for investment in water reserves

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-227

  Fisher, Anthony C ^a   Rubio, Santiago J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INVESTMENT COSTS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031405009     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.1997.1011     Document Type: Article

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