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Hurricanes, Climate Change Policies and Electoral Accountability
Gagliarducci, Stefano - 2019
on the universe of federal disaster declarations between 1989 and 2014, we document that congress members from districts … the disaster. The response to hurricanes does not seem to be driven by logrolling behavior or lobbysts' pressure. The …
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Hurricanes, Flood Risk and the Economic Adaptation of Businesses
Indaco, Agustín - 2019
This paper argues that increases in perceived flood risk entail a negative and persistent shock to local economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865853
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Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration : An Empirical Analysis in Developing Countries
Drabo, Alassane - 2013
The aim of this paper is to assess the relationship between natural disasters caused by climate change and migration by interesting in the migration rates and the education level in developing countries. Many studies such as the Stern review (2007) or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092466
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The Economic Impact of Migrants from Hurricane Maria
Peri, Giovanni - 2020
preponderance of this migrant labor supply shock – we find that earnings for non-Hispanic and less-educated (workers likely to be … impacts on the earnings of likely-native workers in sectors directly exposed to the labor supply shock, employment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012838498
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The Academic Impact of Natural Disasters : Evidence from L'Aquila Earthquake
Pietro, Giorgio Di - 2015
students enrolled at other Central Italian universities. The empirical results suggest that while this natural disaster has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026865
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Natural Disasters and University Enrolment : Evidence from L'Aquila Earthquake
Cerqua, Augusto - 2015
after the disaster. This natural disaster, however, caused a compositional change in the first-year student population, with … a substantial increase in the number of students aged 21 or above. This is likely to have been driven by post-disaster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015023
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School or Work? The Role of Weather Shocks in Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca - 2018
nation that is frequently affected by extreme weather events. Our results show that negative rainfall deviations and cyclones … insurance, which reduces their ability to cope with negative weather shocks …
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Long-Term Effects of Rainfall Shocks on Foundational Cognitive Skills : Evidence from Peru
Pazos, Nicolas; Favara, Marta; Sánchez, Alan; Scott, … - 2023
Global warming is changing precipitation patterns, harming communities strongly tied to agricultural production, particularly in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). Whilst the long-term effects of being exposed to rainfall shocks early in life on school achievement tests are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014255662
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Temperature and Joint Time Use
Cosaert, Sam; Nieto, Adrián; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos - 2023
selves have different tastes for time alone, time with family, and time with friends. Weather conditions can change the … empirically by drawing on methods from the household economics literature. The test results support the hypothesis that weather …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014348455
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Winter is Coming : The Long-Run Effects of Climate Change on Conflict, 1400-1900
Iyigun, Murat - 2017
This paper investigates the long-run effects of climate change on conflict by examining cooling from 1400-1900 CE, a period that includes most of the Little Ice Age. We construct a geo-referenced and digitized database of conflicts in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East from 1400-1900, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012965017