Conference Agenda
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 15th Sept 2026, 08:57:01am CEST
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SF 01: Climate Risk in Asset, Housing, and Insurance Markets Location: LR M0.3 (Floor 0) Session Chair: Bram van der Kroft, MIT | |
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ID: 1816
Flooded House or Underwater Mortgage? The Macrofinancial Implications of Climate Change and Adaptation Nova SBE, Portugal I study how climate change affects housing markets, mortgage credit, and private adaptation in a general-equilibrium overlapping-generations model. Climate events damage housing and degrade land, which is inelastically supplied. While exposure to future climate risk lowers expected resale values, realized climate damages reduce effective housing supply, raising house prices over time. In frictionless markets, forward-looking prices support efficient adaptation. However, credit-constrained households underinvest in resilience, implying that price signals alone are insufficient. Unequal adaptation amplifies wealth inequality and accelerates land degradation, tightening credit constraints and widening the adaptation gap. I show that a shift toward landlord-based ownership can restore efficiency.
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