Climate Amenities, Climate Change, and American Quality of Life
Climate Amenities, Climate Change, and American Quality of Life
RFF Academic Seminar
Presenter
Ryan Kellogg, University of Michigan
Abstract
This paper uses hedonic methods and variation in wages and housing costs to estimate
households’ valuation of climate amenities. We find that, on the margin, households are willing
to pay more to reduce heat than to reduce cold. Combining these estimates with “business as
usual” climate forecasts for the United States, we find welfare losses in most areas by 2100 as
the cost of hotter summers exceeds the gain from warmer winters. These results account for taste
heterogeneity and sorting; moreover, they are not substantially attenuated by allowing for
migration.
Date
Thursday, May 19, 2011
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch will be provided
Location
7th Floor Conference Center
1616 P St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
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Participants
Ryan Kellogg
