内容简介：
Rao is an economist whose career has spanned many positions and institutions, among them Harvard and Rutgers. His analysis deviates from most studies on the economic impact of climate change by incorporating the underlying scientific phenomena, focusing on a comprehensive framework, and interpreting the findings in a relatively robust manner. His point is not to produce some degree/dollar equation but to look at broad conditions, trends, and activities. He keeps the mathematics simple to be accessible to policymakers and advanced undergraduates as well as graduates and researchers, but does recommend that readers have a course in economics behind them.