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dc.contributor.authorHübler, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorKlepper, Gernoten_US
dc.contributor.authorPeterson, Sonjaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-11T15:10:18Z-
dc.date.available2009-12-11T15:10:18Z-
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.citation68 1 381-393 Ecological economics 0921-8009en_US
dc.identifier.pidoi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.04.010en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/28690-
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the study is to quantify climate induced health risks for Germany. Based on high resolution climate scenarios for the period 2071 to 2100 we forecast the number of days with heat load and cold stress. The heat frequency and intensity rise overall but more in the south. Referring to empirical studies on heat induced health effects we estimate an average increase in the number of heat induced casualties by a factor of more than 3. Heat related hospitalization costs increase 6-fold not including the cost of ambulant treatment. Heat also reduces the work performance resulting in an estimated output loss of between 0.1% and 0.5% of GDP.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.jelI10en_US
dc.subject.jelQ51en_US
dc.subject.jelQ54en_US
dc.subject.ddc330en_US
dc.subject.keywordCosts of climate changeen_US
dc.subject.keywordHealth effectsen_US
dc.subject.keywordHeat wavesen_US
dc.subject.keywordMortalityen_US
dc.subject.keywordHospitalization costsen_US
dc.subject.keywordLabor productivityen_US
dc.titleCosts of climate change: the effects of rising temperatures on health and productivity in Germanyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.ppn600364844en_US
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen-
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