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Title: Effects of Sea Level Rise in the United States and Climate Change Perception in the United Kingdom

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: This thesis has three separate parts. In the first part I report the first ex post study of the economic impact of sea level rise. I apply two econometric approaches to estimate the past effects of sea level rise on the economy of the USA, viz. Barro type growth regressions adjusted for spatial patterns and a matching estimator. The unit of analysis is 3063 counties of the USA. I fit growth regressions for 13 time periods and I estimate numerous varieties for both growth regressions and matching estimator. Although there is some evidence that sea level rise has a positive effect on economic growth, in most specifications the estimated effects are insignificant. Therefore, I cannot confirm the implicit assumption of previous ex-ante studies, in particular that sea level rise has in general negative effect on economies. In the second part I fit Ricardian regressions of agricultural land values for 2830 counties of the USA on past sea level rise, taking account of spatial autocorrelation and heteroscedasticity. I find a significant, hill-shaped relationship. Hence, the outcomes are mixed. Mild sea level rise increases, while more pronounced sea level rise causes land values to fall. The results are robust to a set of variations. In the third part I explore an unprecedented dataset of almost 6,000 observations to identify main predictors of climate knowledge, climate risk perception and willingness to pay (WTP) for climate change mitigation. Among nearly 70 potential . . .

Url: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/76891/1/Novackova%2C Monika.pdf

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Authors: Novackova, Monika

Institution: University of Sussex

Department: Economics

Advisor: Richard Tol

Degree: Ph.D

Publisher Location: Brighton, England

Pages: 206

Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Other, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

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