Conference Agenda
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Egg-Timer: Political Economy of Climate Policy Location: D-112 Session Chair: Selina Schön, ETH Zurich | |
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Hurricanes and Hidden Workers: Climate Policy for Informal Economies ETH Zurich, Switzerland Informality is widespread in emerging markets but seldom considered in climate policy design. First, this paper shows that informality has a theoretically ambiguous impact on optimal carbon pricing. Key is whether climate change exacerbates or mitigates informality distortions. Second, this paper empirically finds that tropical storms (but not daily temperatures) increase informal employment shares both within India and globally in lower-income countries. Finally, quantitative modeling estimates for India suggest that welfare costs of formal sector climate damages may be underestimated when their general equilibrium effects on informality are ignored. | |