inequality

This paper investigates just how important intrageneration inequality is for the social cost of carbon, compared to intergenerational inequality and macroeconomic uncertainty. Read more

This report examines how-well placed the UK is to make the required investments for a successful net-zero transition, and the wider economic impact those investments might have. Read more

We examine the impact of temperature on mortality in Mexico using daily data over the period 1998–2017 and find that... Read more

Measures of inequality aversion are elicited using hypothetical decision tasks. The tasks require an assessment of projects in the presence of environmental inequalities across space and time. Read more

In this paper the authors examine the impact of temperature on mortality in Mexico using daily data over the period 1998–2017. Read more

In this paper the authors show that if society is averse to income inequality, a government that is concerned with societal wellbeing would choose paths of economic growth that focus not only on the size of the overall ‘pie’ but also on how the pie is shared. Read more

In this paper the authors provide experimental evidence to illustrate that aversion to environmental inequality is as pronounced as aversion to income inequality and varies across different types of environmental quality. Read more

This paper analyses the relationship between the distribution of income and the carbon dioxide content of household consumption in the US, describing a potential 'equity-pollution dilemma' and proposing a method to quantify it. Read more

Social discount rates (SDRs) are used in cost–benefit analysis to determine the present value of future costs and benefits: for... Read more