Risk and Return in Environmental Economics

I examine risk/return trade-offs for environmental investments and their implications for policy choice. Consider a policy to reduce carbon emissions. To what extent should the policy objective be a reduction in the expected temperature increase versus a reduction in risk? Using a simple model of a...

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Main Author: Pindyck, Robert S. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press, 2015-10-01T11:59:06Z.
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