Economics 40534 – Spring 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n __________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some Useful and Interesting Climate Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Berkeley Earth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n US Environmental Protectation Agency<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n NASA<\/p>\n\n\n\n NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n __________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n Course Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 1.<\/strong> The Science of Climate Change and Emission Scenerios<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 17-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read: Tol, chapters 1 and 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n WW chapter 1, 5 and 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pope Francis encyclical (optional) (full text here)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Slides: Slide Deck 01<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Slide Deck 02<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 2.<\/strong> Empirical Evidence on Economic Damages<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 24 (quiz 1<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 26 (problem set 1<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read: Tol chapter 5.1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tol chapter 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heal and Park<\/a>. \u201cTemperature Stress and Direct impact of Climate Change\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slides: Slide Deck 03<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Problem set 1: Excel File for PS01<\/a> and Problem Set 1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 3. <\/strong>Empirical evidence (continued)<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 31 (quiz 2<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read (look over introduction, data, main results):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cook, Nikolai and Anthony Heyes<\/a>, \u201cBrain freeze: outdoor cold and indoor cognitive performance\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Somanathan, et al. (2021)<\/a> \u201cThe Impact of Temperature on Productivity and Labor Supply: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cachon, Gerald P., Santiago Gallino, and Marcelo Olivares<\/a>, \u201cSevere Weather and Automobile Assembly Productivity\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n New York Times article on Climate Start-Ups<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Slides: Slide Deck 04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n For Thursday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read: Carleton and Hsiang<\/a>. \u201cSocial and Economic Impacts of Climate\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hsiang and many coauthors<\/a>. \u201cEstimating Economic Damage from Climate Change in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slides: Slide Deck 05<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 4: <\/strong>Indirect Evidence on Economic Damages<\/p>\n\n\n\n February 7 (quiz 3<\/strong>) on Dell, Jones and Olken<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read: Dell, Jones, and Olken<\/a>, \u201cTemperature Shocks and Economic Growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slides: Slide Deck 06<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n February 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read: Berg, Curtis, and Mark<\/a>, \u201cGDP and Temperature\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Problem set 2: Hard copy here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 5: <\/strong>Policy Instruments<\/p>\n\n\n\n February 14 (quiz 4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read: Tol chapter 4.1-4.4 for Tuesday. Quiz will cover this part. Read for basic ideas, not details. Also pay attention to the Boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slides: Slide Deck 07<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 6: <\/strong>Policy Instruments (continued)<\/p>\n\n\n\n February 21 NO QUIZ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Read Tol chapter 4.7-4.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n February 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read Tol Chapter 9.1-9.3 and Chapter 10.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slide Deck 08<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Problem Set 3.<\/a> Due Tuesday 2\/28\/2023 in class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 7: <\/strong>Uncertainty in Climate Change Economics<\/p>\n\n\n\n February 28: Slide Deck 09<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 8: <\/strong>Review for midterm and midterm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 9:<\/strong> Thursday March 23. Uncertainty (continued) Notes on uncertainty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 10:<\/strong> Tuesday March 28 Uncertainty (continued).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday March 30: Uncertainty: The Dismal Theorem<\/p>\n\n\n\n Problem Set 4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 11: <\/strong>Tuesday April 4: Overview of Tol\u2019s Integrated Assessment Model (MLIAM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday April 6: We start building the model. Bring your laptop to class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Excel worksheet: MLIAM01_Class.xlsx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n MLIAM02 Notes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 12: <\/strong>Tuesday April 11: Excel worksheet: MLIAM02_Class.xlsx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 13: <\/strong>Tuesday April 18: Excel worksheets: MLIAM03_Class.xlsx<\/a>, MLIAM04_Class.xlsx<\/a> and some notes: Notes MLIAM02-04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday April 20: Use this Excel worksheet: MLIAM05.xlsx<\/a> to do Problem Set 6<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Economics 40534 – Spring 2023 __________________________________________________________ Syllabus __________________________________________________________ Some Useful and Interesting Climate Websites Berkeley Earth US Environmental Protectation Agency NASA NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) __________________________________________________________ Course Schedule Week 1. 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