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Global warming and the American economy a regional assessment of climate change impacts / [electronic resource] : edited by Robert Mendelsohn. - Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2001. - 1 online resource (xiv, 209 p.) : ill. - New horizons in environmental economics . - New horizons in environmental economics. .

"In association with the Electric Power Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Agriculture : agronomic-economic analysis -- 3. Agriculture : a Ricardian analysis -- 4. Timber : ecological-economic analysis -- 5. Water resources : economic analysis -- 6. Coastal structures : dynamic economic modeling -- 7. Energy : cross-sectional analysis -- 8. Adaption -- 9. Synthesis.

The impact of climate change on seven regions of the United States is studied in this new and accessible collection. The study examines how the different regions of the United States may be affected by climate change. In particular, the study explores whether warming would be beneficial to the northern (colder) regions but harmful to the economies of the southern (warmer) regions.

ISBN: 9781843761440 (e-book)

LCCN: 2001018972

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Climatic changes--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Economic conditions--Regional disparities.--1981-2001

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HC106.8 / .G594 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 330.973/092