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This research explores the origins of loss aversion and the variation in its prevalence across regions, nations and ethnic group. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that the evolution of loss aversion in the course of human history can be traced to the adaptation of...
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uncomfortable. These preferences vary by location due to sorting or adaptation. Changes in climate amenities under business …
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We study how extreme weather exposure impacts infant survival in the developing world. Our analysis overcomes the … geographic distribution of harms documented here have the potential to significantly alter assessments of optimal climate policy …
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This paper tests the hypothesis that a high and persistent exposure to infectious diseases increases the likelihood of civil conflicts. Diseases that are difficult to prevent and treat may reduce the opportunity costs of violent activities, both directly and indirectly. The analysis exploits new...
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This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households … from existing empirical literature to compose an initial picture of household-level strategies for adapting to climate … change in rural settings. We find that although households possess numerous strategies for managing climate shocks and shifts …
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following years. Thus, climate change has taken an essential place in the world governance. The relationship between climate …The aim of this paper is to assess the relationship between natural disasters caused by climate change and migration by …) or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) predict an intensification of climate change for the …
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This paper studies the impact of climate change on the nutritional status of very young children between the ages of 0 … and household controls are included. We find that exposure to changing climate in utero and in the month of conception … results indicate that climate change has real consequences for the health of very young populations who are in vulnerable …
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We study the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases using a heterogeneous agent dynamic …
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provide causal evidence of voicing representing a new mechanism through which countries adapt to climate change, implementing …
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International climate negotiations have been troubled by mutual mistrust. At the same time, a hope seems to prevail … that once enough countries moved forward, others would follow suit. If the abatement game faced by climate negotiators is a …
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