Mon.Nov 07, 2022

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Understanding the Arguments Made by Climate Change Adaptation Pessimists: Part One

Environmental and Urban Economics

My microeconomics research, as sketched out in my 2010 Climatopolis book and my 2021 Adapting to Climate Change books, argues that capitalism accelerates our ability to adapt as market price signals encourage substitution and innovation. In my 2010 Climatopolis book, I asked; “If Milton Friedman ran the U.S