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Global climate change and the resurgence of tropical disease: An economic approach
Gollin, Douglas; Zimmermann, Christian - 2010
We study the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases using a heterogeneous agent dynamic general equilibrium model. In our framework, households can take actions (e.g., purchasing bednets or other goods) that provide partial protection from disease. However, these...
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School or Work? The Role of Weather Shocks in Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca - 2018
We examine the impact of rainfall variability and cyclones on schooling and work among a cohort of teens and young adults by estimating a bivariate probit model, using a panel survey conducted in 2004 and 2011 in Madagascar − a poor island nation that is frequently affected by extreme weather...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873439
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Cumulative Climate Shocks and Migratory Flows: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Di Falco, Salvatore; Kis, Anna B.; Viarengo, Martina - 2022
households in five sub-Saharan African countries. To this end we combine a multi-country household panel dataset with high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013177725
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Heterogeneity in Migration Responses to Climate Shocks: Evidence from Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca; … - 2021
find a strong negative impact of drought on the decision of youth to migrate in the year after the adverse weather shock …. Household assets and access to savings institutions attenuate this impact, consistent with the notion that wealth and savings … cushion the blow of the shock on the resources required to finance migration. We also find that households that report more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497953
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Women's Homelessness: International Evidence on Causes, Consequences, Coping and Policies
Johnson, Guy; Ribar, David C.; Zhu, Anna - 2017
This paper reviews international evidence regarding women's homelessness. It discusses different definitions of homelessness and how women are frequently part of the "hidden homeless" population and less a part of the unsheltered homeless population. It also considers the data that are used to...
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Do Cows Have Negative Returns? The Evidence Revisited
Gehrke, Esther; Grimm, Michael - 2014
This paper addresses the apparent paradox between widespread support of cattle farming by agricultural policy interventions and negative returns to cattle as stressed in recent works. Using a representative panel dataset for Andhra Pradesh, a state in the south of India, we examine average and...
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Do Cows Have Negative Returns? The Evidence Revisited
Gehrke, Esther; Grimm, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper addresses the apparent paradox between widespread support of cattle farming by agricultural policy interventions and negative returns to cattle as stressed in recent works. Using a representative panel dataset for Andhra Pradesh, a state in the south of India, we examine average and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959581
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Economic Origins of Cultural Norms: The Case of Animal Husbandry and Bastardy
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2017
This paper explores the historical origins of the cultural norm regarding illegitimacy (formerly known as bastardy). We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural production structures influenced the historical illegitimacy ratio, and have had a lasting effect until today. Based on data...
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Health and Body Mass Index: No Simple Relationship
Hübler, Olaf - 2017
influence on health. Women are less affected. (7) A healthy diet strengthens the resilience for individuals who are not obese …, namely openness, extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness, contribute to resilience against health problems for …
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Mentoring, educational services, and incentives to learn: What do we know about them?
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2010
This paper reviews recent studies on the effectiveness of services and incentives offered to disadvantaged youth. We focus our analysis on three types of interventions: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards. The objective of this article is threefold. First, we explain...
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