Global Warming: Economic Policy Responses

by James M. Poterba

Global warming is debated largely in environmental terms. The contributions in this book focus instead on the economic effects of global warming, providing an excellent summary of current thinking on this important issue. They raise such crucial questions as: Which countries will suffer the most from climate change? What economic initiatives could be adopted to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and chlorofluorocarbons? How will different nations fare...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026204126X
• ISBN13: 9780262041263
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher