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Trends and biases in the social cost of carbon

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  • Richard S. J. Tol

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An updated and extended meta-analysis confirms that the central estimate of the social cost of carbon is around $200/tC with a large, right-skewed uncertainty and trending up. The pure rate of time preference and the inverse of the elasticity of intertemporal substitution are key assumptions, the total impact of 2.5K warming less so. The social cost of carbon is much higher if climate change is assumed to affect economic growth rather than the level of output and welfare. The literature is dominated by a relatively small network of authors, based in a few countries. Publication and citation bias have pushed the social cost of carbon up.

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  • Richard S. J. Tol, 2024. "Trends and biases in the social cost of carbon," Papers 2409.08158, arXiv.org.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:2409.08158
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