Distributional biases in the analysis of climate change

B-Tier
Journal: Ecological Economics
Year: 2013
Volume: 85
Issue: C
Pages: 188-197

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The economic analysis of global warming is dominated by models based on optimal growth theory. These representative-agent models have an intrinsic distributional bias in favor of the rich. The bias is compounded by the use of ‘revenue-neutrality’ in the allocation of emission permits. The result is mitigation recommendations that are biased downwards.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolec:v:85:y:2013:i:c:p:188-197
Journal Field
Environment
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25