Worst-Case Economics - Extreme Events in Climate and Finance

Informationen zum Autor Frank Ackerman is an economist whose extensive research and writing focus on climate change and energy, environmental policy and cost-benefit analysis. Klappentext In both climate change and financial crises, worst-case scenarios and disastrous risks are inescapable. Yet public policy often focuses on average or likely outcomes, minimizing the danger of extreme events. 'Worst-Case Economics: Extreme Events in Climate and Finance' explores the underlying causes and the remedies needed for the most serious climate and financial risks. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures; 1. Introduction; 2. Steam-engine economics; 3. Beyond homo economicus; 4. Big and dirty; 5. Pictures of improbability; 6. Trillions, or only hundreds?; 7. Zipf's law and other stories; 8. Ants and traders; 9. Too big to ignore; 10. Climate tipping points and known unknowns; 11. Predators and prey; 12. Good enough for government work; 13. Fat tails and the failure of forecasting; 14. Misunderstanding risk; 15. Choices beyond calculation; 16. Who won World War II?; 17. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Ackerman
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781783087075
• ISBN: 978-1-78308-707-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 223 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Anthem Frontiers of Global Pol; Anthem Frontiers of Global Political Economy; Anthem Frontiers of Global Pol; Anthem Frontiers of Global Political Economy; Anthem Climate Change and Policy Series; Anthem Frontiers of Global Political Economy and Development
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous