Title Investing to mitigate and adapt to climate change : a framework model / prepared by Anthony Bonen, Prakash Loungani, Willi Semmler, and Sebastian Koch

Published [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (46 pages) : color illustrations Series IMF working paper ; WP/16/164 IMF working paper ; WP/16/164. Summary We propose a macroeconomic model to assess optimal public policy decisions in the the face of competing funding demands for climate change action versus traditional welfare-enhancing capital investment. How to properly delineate the costs and benefits of traditional versus adaption-focused development remains an open question. The paper places particular emphasis on the changing level of risk and vulnerabilities faced by developing countries as they allocate investment toward growth strategies, adapting to climate change and emissions mitigation Notes "August 2016." At head of title: International Monetary Fund, Research Department Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-45) Notes Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF.org Web site, viewed September 20, 2016) Subject Macroeconomics -- Econometric models. Climatic changes -- Developing countries -- Econometric models Financial risk management -- Developing countries -- Econometric models Climatic changes -- Econometric models Macroeconomics -- Econometric models Developing countries Form Electronic book Author Loungani, Prakash, author, (IMF staff) Semmler, Willi, author. Koch, Sebastian, 1989- author. International Monetary Fund, publisher. International Monetary Fund. Research Department, issuing body. ISBN 9781475523690 1475523696

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