Precipitation, profits, and pile-ups [electronic resource] / Andrew Leigh.
Precipitation, profits, and pile-ups [electronic resource] / Andrew Leigh.
Precipitation, profits, and pile-ups [electronic resource] / Andrew Leigh.
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[Canberra] : Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2009.
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2009.
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[Canberra] : Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2009.
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Australian Capital Territory
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2009.
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In considering the economic impacts of climatic changes, economists frequently use annual national income as a proxy for social welfare. I show that such studies suffer from a significant bias, arising from the fact that such models typically ignore changes in mortality rates. Using panel data from Australia, I show that rainfall lowers traffic dea...
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Precipitation, profits, and pile-ups [electronic resource] / Andrew Leigh.
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Discussion paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research, 1442-8636 ; no. DP629.
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"December 2009".
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Mode of access: Internet via the World Wide Web. Address as at 02/08/2011: http://cbe.anu.edu.au/research/papers/ceprdp.asp.
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9781921693106
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363.738740994
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991007951329702626
