Beyond Montesquieu - Developing a new framework for climate and growth
(2011) NEKK01 20111Department of Economics
- Abstract
- The thesis sets out to study the correlation between long-run economic growth and climate, through testing two hypotheses. In the first hypothesis Montesquieu’s climate theory is compared to a modern approach, while in the second hypothesis, natural disaster and disease ecology variables are suggested and tested as growth determinants. In the application of multiple regression analysis two significant growth determinants related to climate were found. First, drought decreases productivity in the agricultural sector. Secondly, malaria risk negatively affects the productivity of human capital and disincentivises investment in education.
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- author
- Beckvid Tranchell, Fredrik LU and Lundstedt, Ludvig LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKK01 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- natural disasters, Montesquieu, climate, economic growth, malaria ecology
- language
- English
- id
- 1977077
- date added to LUP
- 2011-06-16 14:02:44
- date last changed
- 2011-06-16 14:02:44
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