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Feeling the heat: Financial crises and their impact on global climate change

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  • Giedraitis, Vincentas Rolandas
  • Girdenas, Sarunas
  • Rovas, Adomas

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This interdisciplinary paper uses world-systems analysis as a theoretical framework to argue that both the 1870s, 1930’s economic depressions reduced mean global temperatures. As global consumer demand fell, factories worldwide began producing less commodities and, as a result, emitted less greenhouse gasses. We find that in both instances there is evidence to support the hypothesis that financial crises lead to cooler temperatures.

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  • Giedraitis, Vincentas Rolandas & Girdenas, Sarunas & Rovas, Adomas, 2010. "Feeling the heat: Financial crises and their impact on global climate change," Perspectives of Innovations, Economics and Business (PIEB), Prague Development Center (PRADEC), vol. 4(1), pages 1-4, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jrpieb:94609
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.94609
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    Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics;

    JEL classification:

    • N22 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
    • N50 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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