Equity, efficiency, uncertainty, and the mitigation of global climate change

Risk Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 851-860

  Hammitt, James K ^a   Harvey, Charles M ^a  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR RISK ANALYSIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Discounting; Inequality aversion; Opportunity cost; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

INTERTEMPORAL EQUITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPENSATION; DISCOUNT RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PLANNING;

EID: 0034581477     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.206078     Document Type: Article

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