The Effects of Climate Change on GDP by Country and the Global Economic Gains From Complying With the Paris Climate Accord

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 6; no. 8; pp. 1153 - 1173
• Main Authors: Kompas, Tom, Pham, Van Ha, Che, Tuong Nhu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Climate change; Climate change models; Climate effects; Climate models; Computer applications; Constraint modelling; Economic analysis; Economic development; Economic growth; Economic models; Economics; Future climates; GDP; Global economy; Global warming; Global warming effects; Gross Domestic Product; International trade; Paris Agreement; Policy analysis; Pricing; Profitability; Sea level rise; Sea level rise effects; Temperature range; Temperature rise; Southeast Asia; United States > US; Africa; India

Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models are a standard tool for policy analysis and forecasts of economic growth. Unfortunately, due to computational constraints, many CGE models are dimensionally small, aggregating countries into an often limited set of regions or using assumptions such as stat...