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Bosello, Francesco, Roson, Roberto and Tol, Richard S J (2006) Economy-wide estimates of the implications of climate change: Human health. Ecological Economics, 58 (3). pp. 579-591. ISSN 0921-8009
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools and Departments: | School of Business, Management and Economics > Economics |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic theory. Demography |
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| Depositing User: | Richard Tol |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2012 13:18 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2012 17:12 |
| URI: | http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/38334 |