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Economy-wide estimates of the implications of climate change: Human health

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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:08 authored by Francesco Bosello, Roberto Roson, Richard TolRichard Tol
We study the economic impacts of climate-change-induced change in human health, viz. cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, diarrhoea, malaria, dengue fever and schistosomiasis. Changes in morbidity and mortality are interpreted as changes in labour productivity and demand for health care, and used to shock the GTAP-E computable general equilibrium model, calibrated for the year 2050. GDP, welfare and investment fall (rise) in regions with net negative (positive) health impacts. Prices, production, and terms of trade show a mixed pattern. Direct cost estimates, common in climate change impact studies, underestimate the true welfare losses.

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  • Published

Journal

Ecological Economics

ISSN

0921-8009

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

3

Volume

58

Page range

579-591

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  • Economics Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-04-19

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