Persistent effect of temperature on GDP identified from lower frequency temperature variability

被引:9
作者
Bastien-Olvera, B. A. [1 ]
Granella, F. [2 ,4 ]
Moore, F. C. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Davis, Geog Grad Grp, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[2] Bocconi Univ, Milan, Italy
[3] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Environm Sci & Policy, Davis, CA 95616 USA
[4] RFF CMCC European Inst Econ & Environm, Milan, Italy
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
climate change; climate economics; economic growth; temperature variability; SOCIAL COST; CLIMATE; GROWTH; ADAPTATION; IMPACTS; WEATHER; SHOCKS;
D O I
10.1088/1748-9326/ac82c2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
083001 [环境科学];
摘要
It is well established that temperature variability affects a range of outcomes relevant to human welfare, including health, emotion and mood, and productivity across a number of economic sectors. However, a critical and still unresolved empirical question is whether temperature variation has a long-lasting effect on economic productivity and, therefore, whether damages compound over time in response to long-lived changes in temperature expected with climate change. Several studies have identified a relationship between temperature and gross domestic product (GDP), but empirical evidence as to the persistence of these effects is still weak. This paper presents a novel approach to isolate the persistent component of temperature effects on output using lower frequency temperature variation. The effects are heterogeneous across countries but collectively, using three different GDP datasets, we find evidence of persistent effects, implying temperature affects the determinants of economic growth, not just economic productivity. This, in turn, means that the aggregate effects of climate change on GDP may be far larger and far more uncertain than currently represented in integrated assessment models used to calculate the social cost of carbon.
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