Why is risk aversion unaccounted for in environmental policy evaluations?

Climatic Change

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-135

  Kaufman, Noah ^a  

^a NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

COSTS AND BENEFITS; ECONOMIC THEORIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETS; POLICY EVALUATION; REGULATORY ANALYSIS; RISK-REDUCTION BENEFITS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84957434073     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: 15731480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1146-8     Document Type: Article

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