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Kamiar Mohaddes paper runner-up in FT awards

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper, "Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness", was named runner-up in the Financial Times Responsible Business Education Awards.

Published on: Thursday 20th January 2022

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Awards

Climate Change

Climate Finance

Environment


Invest more money in climate mitigation today

Dr Kamiar Mohaddes's work on climate mitigation is quoted in the Boston Globe, as climate experts warn that failure to address the climate crisis will come at an even higher price.

Published on: Wednesday 22nd December 2021

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Climate Change

Climate Mitigation

Fiscal

Policy


Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's joint paper on the long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change has been quoted in a letter to the Chair of the US Federal Reserve.

Published on: Monday 22nd November 2021

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Climate Change

Economic Growth

Macroeconomics


Climate finance: it’ll be cheaper in the long run if poorer countries receive it as a matter of urgency

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes has written a joint article for The Conversation, that says climate change will shrink the economies of rich, poor, hot and cold countries alike.

Published on: Tuesday 9th November 2021

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Climate Change

Climate Finance

Environment

Global Economy

Theme: transmission


Greenovate for a better environment and economy

Dr. Kamiar MohaddesZeina Hasna and Henry-James Hatton are co-authors of a report on the impact of innovation in green-related activities to the broader economy.

Published on: Thursday 4th November 2021

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Climate Change

GDP

Greenovate

Women in Economics

Theme: transmission


New Janeway Institute to transform economic research

Disseminating research at the frontier of economics is just one of the roles of a new research institute which will shape young minds and transform economic research. The new Weslie and William Janeway Institute for Economics will be primarily funded by Weslie and William Janeway.

Published on: Wednesday 13th October 2021

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Climate Change

Digital Economy

Epidemics

Gender


The costs of climate change are getting lost on Capitol Hill

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change, has been quoted in the Washington Post.

Published on: Wednesday 20th October 2021

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Climate Change

Economic Growth

Macroeconomics


A Climate Reckoning Is Coming for the World’s Government Debt

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on climate change and sovereign credit ratings, has been quoted in an article for Bloomberg News.

Published on: Thursday 23rd September 2021

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Climate Change

Credit Rating

Credit Risk

Policy


The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review Launch Speech

Read the expanded version of the speech delivered by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta at the launch of his independent global Review, commissioned by HM Treasury.

Published on: Tuesday 13th July 2021

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Biodiversity

Climate Change

Environment

Natural Assets


The Case for ‘Truly-Long-Term’ Debt Ratings

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on climate change and sovereign credit ratings, has been quoted in the Financial Times.

Published on: Thursday 8th July 2021

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Climate Change

Credit Rating

Credit Risk

Investors


California's Heat Dome Poses Unprecedented Challenge for World's Fifth-Biggest Economy

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change, has been quoted in the Telegraph.

Published on: Tuesday 6th July 2021

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Climate Change

Economic Growth

Macroeconomics

World Economics


Why China Has More To Gain From Fighting Climate Change Than Other Countries

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on climate change and sovereign credit ratings, has been quoted in the South China Morning Post.

Published on: Tuesday 11th May 2021

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Climate Change

Credit Rating

China


Climate-Macroeconomics Mini Conference

Cambridge-INET, the Centre for Macroeconomics and the Cambridge Faculty of Economics are holding a Mini Conference on the "Climate-Macroeconomics". It will take place on Tuesday 4th May 2021, 3:00pm-6:15pm BST (UK) and will be held online. See the event page for more details.

Event Date: Tuesday 4th May 2021

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Climate Change

Macroeconomics

Theme: transmission


How do Businesses Deal with Uncertainty Effectively?

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes has published an article for the Mastering Entrepreneurship Blog, which is run by the Judge Business School.

Published on: Thursday 15th April 2021

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Climate Change

Business

Uncertainty

Entrepreneurs


The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper on climate change and sovereign credit ratings, has been covered by New York Times in the article "How Debt and Climate Change Pose ‘Systemic Risk’ to World Economy".

Published on: Thursday 8th April 2021

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Climate Change

Development

Credit Rating

Global Capital


Why Has It Taken So Long To Take Climate Change Seriously?

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes took part in a Climate Change panel discussion event on 28th March 2021, as part of the University's Cambridge Festival.

Published on: Wednesday 7th April 2021

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Climate Change

Policy

Technology

Tipping Point


Rising Temperatures, Melting Ratings

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes has published an article for VOXeu that looks at sovereign credit ratings and climate-driven downgrades.

Published on: Thursday 25th March 2021

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Climate Change

Development

Credit Rating

Global Capital


Smart Sovereign Credit Ratings & Global Warming Downgrades

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness", has been quoted in various news outlets.

Published on: Friday 19th March 2021

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Climate Change

Development

Credit Rating

Global Capital


What COVID-19 Shows is That the Global Economy is Not Very Resilient

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes was interviewed by the Times of India about his recent study on the economic consequences of Covid-19. Dr Mohaddes spoke about the direct and indirect effects of this, within the interconnected global economy and how climate change could also be hit severely by it.

Published on: Friday 4th December 2020

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COVID-19

Global Economy

Climate Change

India


Sandra Batten "Central Banks and Climate Change" - Public Talk

As part of the Rebuilding Macroeconomics Cambridge-INET Sustainable Growth Hub Workshop, Rebuilding Macroeconomics and Cambridge-INET are hosting a public talk by Sandra Batten (Bank of England) on Monday 16th March 2020, 03:15pm - 04:30pm in King's College, Cambridge.

Event Date: Monday 16th March 2020

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Central Banks

Climate Change

Theme: transmission


The Price of Warming

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis" (joint with Kahn, M. E., Ng, R. N. C., Pesaran, M. H., Raissi, M. and Yang, J-C.) has been covered in Scientific American's November issue, "Warming Will Cost Rich and Poor Countries Alike".

Published on: Monday 28th October 2019

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Climate Change

Macroeconomics

Global Economy

Economy


Climate Change Could Shrink the Economies of Virtually all Countries

Dr. Kamiar Mohaddes's paper "Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis" (joint with Matthew E. Kahn, Ryan N.C. Ng, M. Hashem Pesaran, Mehdi Raissi, and Jui-Chung Yang) has been highlighted in an article by the University of Cambridge's Research News.

Published on: Tuesday 20th August 2019

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Climate Change

Macroeconomics

Global Economy

Economy