The economic geography of global warming | Esteban Rossi-Hansberg

In this webinar, Prof. Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (University of Chicago) explains the large heterogenous impacts of climate change across regions. How people cope with global warming – by migrating, trading, and investing – is crucial for the effectiveness of different policy actions. In the run-up of the Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November, the question arises as to how the goals set in the Paris Agreement can be achieved. To keep 1.5 degrees within reach and to protect people and nature from the impacts of climate change, drastic measures must be taken. However, the type of intervention must be subject to public debate to ensure that political decisions are widely accepted. The UBS Center wants to provide a platform for these discussions. With several events and publications on climate change, UBS Center is focusing on one of the greatest challenge mankind has ever faced. While global warming is a problem that affects the entire world population, the effects of and the reactions to it vary in different regions of the world. Is climate change reinforcing existing inequalities? Recent studies indicate that global warming losers are today’s poorest locations while today’s richest regions are only marginally affected. Therefore, Rossi-Hansberg’s mission is clear: It is time to incorporate heterogenous impacts of climate change fully in the set of models and tools that are used to predict the economic effects of climate change and make the appropriate policy recommendations. This session is supported by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). https://www.ubscenter.uzh.ch/en/news_events/events/2021-09-08_economic_geography_global_warming.html 00:00 - 30:45 Rossi-Hansberg presentation 30:45 - 58:50 Q&A 58:50 - 1:00:20 Outro #EconomicsForSociety #UniversityOfZurich #GlobalChallenges

Added 12 Sept 2026