We examine how the adverse impacts of weather shocks are distributed through the trade network. Exploiting a rich …, theoretically derived, fixed effects structure, we find significant negative short-run effects of high temperature on exports. A … month with an average temperature above 30 °C implies export losses of around three percent. These effects are increasing in …

This review summarizes the empirical literature on the effects of natural disasters and weather variations on … temperature seem to have a detrimental effect on export values (less on imports), mainly for manufactured and agricultural … seem to be less affected by temperature changes in the importing country. Findings on the effects of natural disasters are …

We present novel evidence for the influence of malaria exposure on the geographic loca- tion of Chinese economic … rely on Chinese personnel. High malaria exposure might constitute an important impediment to their employment and … individuals from internet posts reveals a lower density of Chinese activities and of Chinese workers in areas with a high malaria …

global temperature by 0.04 degrees of Celsius until 2100. A moderate global carbon tax of 50 USD is 4 times more effective. …