Climate Impacts on Capital Accumulation in the Small Island State of Barbados

Climate Impacts on Capital Accumulation in the Small Island State of Barbados

This paper constructs a model of climate-related damage for small island developing states (SIDS). We focus on the loss of private productive capital stocks through extreme climate events. In contrast to most economic analyses of climate impacts, which assume temperature-dependent damage functions,...

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Main Authors: Eric Kemp-Benedict, Jonathan Lamontagne, Timothy Laing, Crystal Drakes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
climate change
adaptation
loss and damage
damage function
return period
tropical cyclone
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/11/3192

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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/11/3192

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