Economist Nicholas Stern evaluates the economic future, and the essential steps we must take to protect growth and reduce poverty while managing climate change. The future Stern outlines is optimistic and pragmatic; he believes we have the capacity and creativity to change. But we need the will...

In this study, I show that climate skepticism increases with negative economic shocks. The effects are concentrated among individuals in the labor force; local economic conditions matter little for those out of the labor force. I primarily rely on a panel of U.S. individuals from 2010-2014, the...