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Ben Groom

University of Exeter

Northcote House

The Queen's Drive

Exeter, Devon EX4 4QJ

United Kingdom

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Scholarly Papers (13)

1.

Noisy Biodiversity: The Impact of ESG Biodiversity Ratings on Asset Prices

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2025
Wei Xin, Lewis Grant, Ben Groom and Chendi Zhang
University of Exeter Business School, Hermes Investment Management Limited, University of Exeter and University of Exeter Business School
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ESG, Biodiversity, Nature, Disclosure, Finance, Asset Pricing, Risk

Sense and sensitivity: An argument against reporting multiple Net Present Values

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2024
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of York and University of Exeter
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Net Present Value, Sensitivity Analysis, Benefit-Cost Analysis, Social Discounting

Sense and Sensitivity: An Argument Against Reporting Multiple Net Present Values

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11547
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Dec 2024
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of York and University of Exeter
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benefit-cost analysis, net present value, sensitivity analysis, social cost of carbon, regulatory analysis

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The 30 by 30 biodiversity commitment and financial disclosure: Metrics matter

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 03 Nov 2023
University of Fribourg, Thymia Ltd, University of Exeter, Göteborg University - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 357 (208,329)
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Area-based conservation, Biodiversity metrics, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Nature-related Financial Disclosure, Mean Species Abundance, Reinforcement learning

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Philosphers and Economists Can Agree on the Intergenerational Discount Rate and Climate Policy Paths

CESifo Working Paper No. 9930
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Sep 2022
University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics, University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of York and University of Exeter
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intergenerational social discounting, expert survey, philosophy, economics, climate policy

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The Social Cost of Carbon with Intragenerational Inequality Under Economic Uncertainty

CESifo Working Paper No. 9777
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Jun 2022
University of Oxford, CMCC - Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici - European Institute onEconomy and the Environment (EIEE) and University of Exeter
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social discount rate, social cost of carbon, intra- and intergenerational inequality aversion, risk aversion, inequality, growth, uncertainty

Beliefs, evidence, and climate action ⋆

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 5282318
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 30 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 11 May 2026
University of York, University of Exeter, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Economics
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Climate policy, Energy policy, Climate risk, Equilibrium climate sensitivity, Bayesian updating JEL: D83, H51, Q48, Q54

Updating Climate Beliefs Based on Latest IPCC Report Points to Increased Willingness to Act

CESifo Working Paper No. 11668
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Feb 2025
University of York, University of Exeter, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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energy policy, climate risk, equilibrium climate sensitivity, Bayesian updating

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Global Evidence on the Income Elasticity of Willingness to Pay, Relative Price Changes and Public Natural Capital Values

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11500
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Dec 2024
University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University College Cork - Cork University Business School, University of Exeter and Ruhr-University Bochum
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willingness to pay, ecosystem services, income elasticity, limited substitutability, growth, relative prices, contingent valuation, forests, natural capital

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Limited Substitutability, Relative Price Changes and the Uplifting of Public Natural Capital Values

CESifo Working Paper No. 11156
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 19 Jun 2024
University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University College Cork - Cork University Business School, University of Exeter and Ruhr-University Bochum
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willingness to pay, ecosystem services, income elasticity, limited substitutability, growth, relative prices, contingent valuation, forests, natural capital

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Beliefs, evidence, and action towards the green energy transition

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 18 May 2026
University of York, University of Exeter, University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Economics
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Energy Policy, Equilibrium climate sensitivity, Bayesian updating, Climate Risk

Definitely Maybe: Inter-Temporal Discounting When Future Payments are in Doubt

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Jan 2025
Ben Groom and Elisa Cavatorta
University of Exeter and King’s College London
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Present bias, hyperbolic discounting, experiments, uncertainty

Definitely Maybe: Inter-Temporal Discounting When Future Payments are in Doubt

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
Ben Groom and Elisa Cavatorta
University of Exeter and King’s College London
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Present bias, hyperbolic discounting, experiments, uncertainty

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Public and expert preferences for biodiversity metrics and the implications for shadow pricing

Number of pages: 291 Posted: 10 Mar 2026
ETH Zürich, University of Exeter, University of Trento and University of Exeter
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biodiversity, cost-based approach, Choice experiment, Welfare

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The Social Value of Temporary Carbon Removals and Delayed Emissions

NBER Working Paper No. w32734
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Jul 2024
Ben Groom and Frank Venmans
University of Exeter and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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The Future, Now: A Review of Social Discounting

Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 14, Issue 1, pp. 467-491, 2022
Posted: 12 Oct 2022
University of Exeter, University of Hamburg - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences, University of York and University of Copenhagen - Department of Economics

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