Worst-case economics : extreme events in climate and finance /: extreme events in climate and finance. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Frank Ackerman.
• Authors: Ackerman, Frank
• Contents: <span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">List of Figures; 1. Introduction; 2. Steam-engine economics; 3. Beyond homo economicus; 4. Big and dirty; 5. Pictures of improbability; 6. Trillions, or only hundreds?; 7. Zipf’s law and other stories; 8. Ants and traders; 9. Too big to ignore; 10. Climate tipping points and known unknowns; 11. Predators and prey; 12. Good enough for government work; 13. Fat tails and the failure of forecasting; 14. Misunderstanding risk; 15. Choices beyond calculation; 16. Who won World War II?; 17. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.34; Disasters -- Economic aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783087099; 9781783087082
• Related ISBNs: 9781783087075
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