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The Social Cost of Carbon: Trends, Outliers and Catastrophes [Dataset]
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Richard S.J. Tol , 2008, "The Social Cost of Carbon: Trends, Outliers and Catastrophes [Dataset]", hdl:1902.1/13723 Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal [Distributor]
Study Global Idhdl:1902.1/13723
AuthorsRichard S.J. Tol (Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin)
Production Date2008
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DistributorEconomics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal
Distributor ContactKorinna Werner-Schwarz (IfW), korinna.werner-schwarz@economics-ejournal.org
Distribution Date2008
Deposit DateOctober 05, 2009
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Abstract

211 estimates of the social cost of carbon are included in a meta-analysis. The results confirm that a lower discount rate implies a higher estimate; and that higher estimates are found in the gray literature. It is also found that there is a downward trend in the economic impact estimates of the climate; that the Stern Review’s estimates of the social cost of carbon is an outlier; and that the right tail of the distribution is fat. There is a fair chance that the annual climate liability exceeds the annual income of many people.

Abstract Date2008
KeywordsClimate change; social cost of carbon
Topic ClassificationQ54 (JEL)
Related PublicationsRichard S. J. Tol (2008). The Social Cost of Carbon: Trends, Outliers and Catastrophes. Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, Vol. 2, 2008-25. http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/journalarticles/2008-25
Time Period Covered1995 - 1995
Geographic CoverageGlobal
Kind of Dataaggregate data, 211 estimates of the SCC from 47 studies
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