Monetary valuation of the social cost of CO2 emissions: A critical survey

Ecological Economics

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 33-46

  van den Bergh, J C J M ^a,b,c   Botzen, W J W ^d  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c VU University   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Discounting; Risk aversion; Social cost of carbon; Social welfare; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MONETARY POLICY; SURVEY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 84930942665     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.03.015     Document Type: Short Survey

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