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Do Output Contractions Trigger Democratic Change?

Burke, Paul J.; Leigh, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

reduces the short-run likelihood of institutional change toward democracy. Output contractions due to adverse weather shocks …

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How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets

Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most simple and fundamental question remains unanswered: how large is the African private sector? We present novel estimates of the size of the private sector in 50 African...

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Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Civil Conflict: Evidence from the Philippines

Crost, Benjamin; Duquennois, Claire; Felter, Joseph; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

Climate change is predicted to affect global rainfall patterns, but there is mixed evidence with regard to the effect of rainfall on civil conflict. Even among researchers who argue that rainfall reduces civil conflict, there is disagreement as to the underlying mechanism. Using data from the...

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Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration: An Empirical Analysis in Developing Countries

Drabo, Alassane; Mbaye, Linguère Mously - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

The aim of this paper is to assess the relationship between natural disasters caused by climate change and migration by examining migration rates and levels of education in developing countries. Many studies such as the Stern review (2007) or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC,...

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Climate Amenities, Climate Change, and American Quality of Life

Albouy, David; Graf, Walter; Kellogg, Ryan; Wolff, Hendrik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We present a hedonic framework to estimate U.S. households' preferences over local climates, using detailed weather and …

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The Short-Term Population Health Effects of Weather and Pollution: Implications of Climate Change

Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Schmitt, Maike; Karlsson, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

This study comprehensively assesses the immediate effects of extreme weather conditions and high concentrations of … hospital admissions, along with all 8 million deaths, with weather and pollution data reported at the day-county level. Extreme … simultaneous weather and pollution conditions. We find strong evidence for "harvesting", and that the instantaneous heat …

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Rural Households in a Changing Climate

Baez, Javier E.; Kronick, Dorothy; Mason, Andrew D. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in …

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Payment for Ecosystem Services from Forests

Alix-Garcia, Jennifer; Wolff, Hendrik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Every year between 2000 and 2010, our planet lost native forests roughly the size of Costa Rica. (FAO, 2010). This rapid deforestation has dramatically changed the chemical composition of the world's atmosphere, the level of biodiversity, and the presence of vegetation key to maintaining...

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Tradable Immigration Quotas

Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús; Rapoport, Hillel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

International migration is maybe the single most effective way to alleviate poverty at a global level. When a given host country allows more immigrants in, this creates costs and benefits for that particular country as well as a positive externality for all those (individuals and governments)...

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Climate Vulnerability, Communities' Resilience and Child Labour

Boutin, Delphine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This article clarifies and quantifies the causal impact of climate change vulnerability on child labour incidence and intensity. For this purpose, we create an index of vulnerability to climate change, composed of biophysical vulnerability and communities' resilience. Both, participation to...

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