Geography, institutions and development: a review of the long-run impacts of climate change

Climate and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 452-470

  Castells Quintana, David ^a,b   Lopez Uribe, Maria del Pilar ^c   McDermott, Thomas K J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

climate change; development; economic growth; geography; institutions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXTREME EVENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS;

EID: 84969673619     PISSN: 17565529     EISSN: 17565537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2016.1167665     Document Type: Review

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