Book contents
- The Macroeconomics of Decarbonisation
- Reviews
- The Macroeconomics of Decarbonisation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Introduction
- 1 Understanding Deep Decarbonisation over the Long Run
- 2 Understanding Decarbonisation’s Short-Term Disruptions to Economic Activity
- 3 The Distributional Effects of Climate Policy
- 4 Public Finances and Decarbonisation
- 5 Greening Innovation, Industrial and Competition Policies
- 6 Mobilising the Financial System for Decarbonisation
- 7 Decarbonisation and Labour Markets
- 8 Greening Central Banks
- Conclusions
- Index
- References
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2024
Book contents
- The Macroeconomics of Decarbonisation
- Reviews
- The Macroeconomics of Decarbonisation
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Introduction
- 1 Understanding Deep Decarbonisation over the Long Run
- 2 Understanding Decarbonisation’s Short-Term Disruptions to Economic Activity
- 3 The Distributional Effects of Climate Policy
- 4 Public Finances and Decarbonisation
- 5 Greening Innovation, Industrial and Competition Policies
- 6 Mobilising the Financial System for Decarbonisation
- 7 Decarbonisation and Labour Markets
- 8 Greening Central Banks
- Conclusions
- Index
- References
Summary
The Introduction opens the book by presenting the key issues at stake and explaining the structure of the book. The purpose of this book is to advance the understanding on the macroeconomic fundamentals of decarbonisation. It identifies the major economic transformations and the roadblocks requiring policy intervention. It develops a macroeconomic policy agenda for decarbonisation that would achieve the climate goals of the international community.
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- Information
- The Macroeconomics of DecarbonisationImplications and Policies, pp. 1 - 11Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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