Scholars / UChicago Scholar
Amir Jina
Assistant Professor, Harris Public Policy
Amir Jina is an Assistant Professor at Harris Public Policy. An environmental and development economist, his research focuses on the role of the environment and environmental change in the shaping how societies develop. He uses applied economic techniques combined with methods from climate science and remote sensing to understand the impacts of climate in both rich and poor countries, and has conducted fieldwork related to climate change adaptation with communities in India, Bangladesh, Kenya, and...
Related News
-
Apr 18, 2024Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says
-
Oct 29, 2023El Niños Are Predictable. We Should Prepare for Their Possibly Disastrous Consequences.
-
Oct 17, 2023Innovation Commission promotes improved weather forecasts for farmers during COP28 Reception on World Food Day
-
Sep 22, 2023Climate change is already costing us money, but we have a chance to limit the worst of it and prosper. Here’s how.
-
Aug 22, 2023The costs of extreme heat, at least $100B a year, will rise to staggering levels, says the former Fed economist who’s so influential they named a recession indicator after her
-
Jun 6, 2023What climate change means for the federal debt
-
May 18, 2023Trillions on the line with El Niño
-
May 2, 2023What an El Niño could mean for food prices
-
Mar 15, 2023Could Outdoor Smoke Alarms Help Protect More Homes From Wildfires?
-
Oct 25, 2022Wildfires are erasing California’s climate gains, research shows
-
Oct 20, 2022California’s climate goals are going up in smoke: study
-
Aug 16, 2022University of Chicago study predicts Illinois could feel like Texas with extreme heat
-
Jun 30, 2022Does Buying a Carbon Offset for Your Laptop Really Help the Planet?
-
Mar 15, 2022Startups are popping up to offer carbon offsets. It’s raising thorny questions.
-
Mar 15, 2022Startups are popping up to offer carbon offsets. It’s raising thorny questions.
-
Oct 28, 2021Here’s what every degree of heat rise could do to the global economy
-
Oct 13, 2021Rising Temperatures Will Change Air Conditioning Use—But Not How You Might Expect
-
Jul 10, 2021Climate change has already started reshaping the economy and it’s only going to get worse
-
May 18, 2021Climate Change Added $8 Billion to Hurricane Sandy’s Damage
-
Apr 23, 2021Climate change may quickly affect the global economy, report finds
-
Apr 21, 2021What the Biden administration means for international climate policy
-
Jan 29, 2021The Energy 202: Biden Stokes Hope Among Climate Scientists
-
Jan 29, 2021The Energy 202: Biden stokes hope among climate scientists
-
Dec 7, 2020California’s Hellish 2018 Wildfires Cost the U.S. Economy $148.5 Billion
-
Nov 7, 2020Scientists Are Relieved About A Biden Presidency. They Say The Real Work Can Start Now.
-
Sep 23, 2020‘They’re suffering now’: Americans scramble to adapt to daily reality of climate crisis
-
Aug 15, 2020Summer was always a heat and health risk for UPS workers. Then came COVID-19.
-
Aug 5, 2020Climate change could cause more global deaths than all infectious diseases combined: study
-
Aug 4, 2020Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases – study
-
Aug 4, 2020Climate change will kill more people than all infectious diseases combined, new study says
-
May 12, 2020What data do cities like Orlando need to prepare for climate migrants?
-
Nov 25, 2019‘A Sly Thief’: Rising Heat Steals Jobs and Lives in Eastern India
-
Sep 16, 2019Can One Person Make A Difference With Climate Change? Experts Insist Your Voice Matters
-
Sep 9, 2019The Science and Economics of the Climate Change Debate
-
Aug 22, 2019BFI Awards 10 Scholars Grants for New Data to Promote Innovative Research
-
Apr 25, 2018EPIC’s David Archer and EPIC/Harris Policy’s Amir Jina explain how Chicago will fare with climate change
-
Mar 3, 2018EPIC/Harris Policy’s Amir Jina discusses how climate change will force climate migration by stunting economies and increasing mortality across southern regions of the country in decades to come
-
Feb 23, 2018Harris Policy’s Amir Jina discusses how climate change will affect economic outcomes in North Texas through “higher mortality rates, soaring air-conditioning costs and reduced labor productivity”
-
Feb 3, 2018Epic’s Amir Jina Cited in Discussion of Fracking
1 of 1