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  1. Australian Research Council Federation Fellow, School of Economics and School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia

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I thank Terry Barker, Roger Jones and Nancy Wallace for helpful comments and criticism. This research was supported by an Australian Research Council Federation Fellowship.

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Quiggin, J. Stern and his critics on discounting and climate change: an editorial essay. Climatic Change 89, 195–205 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-008-9434-9

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