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Benefit-Cost Analysis

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I’d like to concentrate on three topics related to global climate change. Previous presentations have contained very important lessons on the timescales involved in global warming and the value of investing in additional information before taking action. I would like to draw out and emphasize these lessons.

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  1. Charles River Associates, John Hancock Tower 200 Clarendon Street, T-43, 02116, Boston, MA, USA

    W. David Montgomery

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  1. Cornell University, USA

    James C. White PhD (Professor Emeritus) (Professor Emeritus)

  2. Center for Environmental Information, USA

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Montgomery, W.D. (1991). Benefit-Cost Analysis. In: White, J.C., Wagner, W., Beal, C.N. (eds) Global Climate Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2914-5_18

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