5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression

Price V. Fishback; Werner Troesken; Trevor Kollmann; Michael Haines; Paul W. Rhode; Melissa Thomasson

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Price V. Fishback , Werner Troesken , Trevor Kollmann , Michael Haines , Paul W. Rhode and Melissa Thomasson

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Fishback, Price V., Troesken, Werner, Kollmann, Trevor, Haines, Michael, Rhode, Paul W. and Thomasson, Melissa. "5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression". The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present, edited by Gary D. Libecap and Richard H. Steckel, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011, pp. 131-168. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226479903-008

Fishback, P., Troesken, W., Kollmann, T., Haines, M., Rhode, P. & Thomasson, M. (2011). 5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression. In G. Libecap & R. Steckel (Ed.), The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present (pp. 131-168). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226479903-008

Fishback, P., Troesken, W., Kollmann, T., Haines, M., Rhode, P. and Thomasson, M. 2011. 5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression. In: Libecap, G. and Steckel, R. ed. The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 131-168. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226479903-008

Fishback, Price V., Troesken, Werner, Kollmann, Trevor, Haines, Michael, Rhode, Paul W. and Thomasson, Melissa. "5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression" In The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present edited by Gary D. Libecap and Richard H. Steckel, 131-168. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226479903-008

Fishback P, Troesken W, Kollmann T, Haines M, Rhode P, Thomasson M. 5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression. In: Libecap G, Steckel R (ed.) The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 2011. p.131-168. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226479903-008

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Frontmatter i
Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research vi
Contents vii
Foreword ix
Climate Change 1
1. Additive Damages, Fat-Tailed Climate Dynamics, and Uncertain Discounting 23
2. Modeling the Impact of Warming in Climate Change Economics 47
3. Droughts, Floods, and Financial Distress in the United States 73
4. The Effects of Weather Shocks on Crop Prices in Unfettered Markets 99
5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression 131
6. Responding to Climatic Challenges 169
7. The Impact of the 1936 Corn Belt Drought on American Farmers’ Adoption of Hybrid Corn 195
8. The Evolution of Heat Tolerance of Corn 225
9. Climate Variability and Water Infrastructure 253
10. Did Frederick Brodie Discover the World’s First Environmental Kuznets Curve? 281
11. Impacts of Climate Change on Residential Electricity Consumption 311
Contributors 343
Author Index 345
Subject Index 349

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research vi
Contents vii
Foreword ix
Climate Change 1
1. Additive Damages, Fat-Tailed Climate Dynamics, and Uncertain Discounting 23
2. Modeling the Impact of Warming in Climate Change Economics 47
3. Droughts, Floods, and Financial Distress in the United States 73
4. The Effects of Weather Shocks on Crop Prices in Unfettered Markets 99
5. Information and the Impact of Climate and Weather on Mortality Rates during the Great Depression 131
6. Responding to Climatic Challenges 169
7. The Impact of the 1936 Corn Belt Drought on American Farmers’ Adoption of Hybrid Corn 195
8. The Evolution of Heat Tolerance of Corn 225
9. Climate Variability and Water Infrastructure 253
10. Did Frederick Brodie Discover the World’s First Environmental Kuznets Curve? 281
11. Impacts of Climate Change on Residential Electricity Consumption 311
Contributors 343
Author Index 345
Subject Index 349

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