Download or read book The Economics of Climate Change written by Gary D. Libecap and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume takes a close look at the ways in which economies particularly that of the United States, have adjusted to the challenges climate change poses, including institutional features that help insulate the economy from shocks, new crop varieties, irrigation, flood control and ways of extending cultivation.