Temperature and GDP: A review of climate econometrics analysis

Jun Jie Chang, Zhifu Mi*, Yi Ming Wei

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    Abstract

    Climate econometric analysis of the relationship between temperature and gross domestic product (GDP) is increasingly being used to evaluate climate risks and understand economic impacts caused by climate change. We review the literature on growth and level effects (i.e., temperature rise respectively affects the growth and level of economic output), the setting of temperature variables’ forms and functional forms, and the inherent model specification of climate econometrics. Additionally, we introduce an approach for combining empirical findings with climate change integrated assessment models (IAMs) to improve damage modelling. Our findings show that estimates of damage through growth effects are generally much larger than those through level effects. Diverse impact mechanisms and adaptation effects can be revealed by changing the time resolution of temperature variables, introducing non-linearity into econometrics functions, and specifying temperature deviation. Combing the cross-sectional and panel model would enable us to examine the economic impacts at different future times.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)383-392
    Number of pages10
    JournalStructural Change and Economic Dynamics
    Volume66
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2023

    Keywords

    • Climate change
    • Climate econometrics
    • GDP
    • Integrated assessment model
    • Temperature

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