Marco Casari

Climate change in Economics textbook

Is the training of economists keeping pace with the growing research on climate change? Is climate change considered a central or a specialized economic topic? Hugo Charmetant and I are talking about these issues in a new website.

The website is based on the comprehensive analysis of fifty-seven introductory textbooks for undergraduate students. The findings reveal a notable divergence in perspectives across countries and between the domains of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.

The webiste can be of interest for both instructors and students. It is based on the 2024 journal article by Charmetant, Hugo; Casari, Marco; Arvaniti, Maria, What do economists teach about climate change? An analysis of introductory economics textbooks, which appeared in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.

Published on: March 13 2025