Infinite uncertainty, forgotten feedbacks, and cost-benefit analysis of climate policy

Climatic Change

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-442

  Tol, Richard S J ^a,b,c   Yohe, Gary W ^d  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC POLICY; ROBUST CONTROL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE POLICY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBAL MITIGATION POLICY; MARGINAL DAMAGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GLOBAL CHANGE; INTERNATIONAL AID; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 34447109221     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-007-9258-z     Document Type: Article

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