Climate Change and Development

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

This panel explores economic topics in climate change, such as aid, finance, sovereign debt, and poverty.

Sub Unit

• Division 16: International Political Economy

Individual Presentations

• Can Climate Adaptation Break the Chains of Extreme Poverty? - Cindy Ragab, American University

• Climate Finance as a Principal-Agent Problem - Samuel Houskeeper, Princeton University

• Climate Vulnerability, Sovereign Debt Risks and the Role of MDBs’ Climate Finance - Yanjun Lu, Johns Hopkins University

• Does Climate Aid Reduce Perceived Climate Risks to Foreign Direct Investors? - Jonas Gamso, Arizona State University

Chair

• Stephanie J. Rickard London School of Economics

Discussant

• Zuhad Hai New York University