Arbeitspapier

Global warming and extreme events: Rethinking the timing and intensity of environmental policy

The possibility of low-probability extreme events has reignited the debate over the optimal intensity and timing of climate policy. In this paper we therefore contribute to the literature by assessing the implications of low-probability extreme events on environmental policy in a continuous-time real options model with 'tail risk'. In a nutshell, our results indicate the importance of tail risk and call for foresighted pre-emptive climate policies.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 3139

Classification
Wirtschaft
Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
Environmental Economics: Government Policy
Subject
climate policy
extreme events
real options
Levy process
Klimaschutz
Umweltpolitik
Realoption
Naturkatastrophe
Risiko
Stochastischer Prozess
Theorie

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Chen, Yu-Fu
Funke, Michael
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(where)
Munich
(when)
2010

Handle
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Chen, Yu-Fu
  • Funke, Michael
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Time of origin

  • 2010

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