Economy-wide estimates of the implications of climate change: human health

Francesco Bosello, Roberto Roson and Richard Tol

No 331336, Conference papers from Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Health Economics and Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 2005
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Journal Article: Economy-wide estimates of the implications of climate change: Human health (2006)
Working Paper: Economy-Wide Estimates of the Implications of Climate Change: Human Health (2005)
Working Paper: ECONOMY-WIDE ESTIMATES OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: HUMAN HEALTH (2004)
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