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Economics research and climate change. A Scopus-based bibliometric investigation

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  • Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta

    (Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Naples L’Orientale, Naples, Italy)

  • Stefano Ghinoi

    (Department of International Business and Economics, University of Greenwich, London, UK)

  • Matteo Masotti

    (Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy)

  • Francesco Silvestri

    (Department of Communication and Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy)

Abstract

This paper investigates the evolution over time of the economics literature devoted to climate change. The analysis is based on 1974-2021 data extracted from the Scopus database and focuses on the publication outlets included in the first quartile of the “Economics, Econometric, and Finance†SCImago Ranking. We inspect the size and the impact of this economics literature, the geographical pattern of its production, and we provide a content analysis based on the keywords associated with the documents analysed. This study provides a detailed overview of the (still limited) interest that economists demonstrate for climate change.

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  • Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta & Stefano Ghinoi & Matteo Masotti & Francesco Silvestri, 2021. "Economics research and climate change. A Scopus-based bibliometric investigation," SEEDS Working Papers 0321, SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies, revised Apr 2021.
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    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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