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This paper examines the effects of climate change on poverty through the relationship between indicators of climate … product and poverty. The evidence suggests that climate change could have a negative impact on poverty by 2030. The paper … domestic product per capita is used in a second equation to estimate municipal poverty on the same years. The authors then …
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This paper presents empirical evidence of the profound and long-term damages from adverse natural events on poverty. It … disasters. It discusses detrimental long-term consequences for the income and welfare of the poor and the presence of poverty …
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This analysis explores the potential impact of climate change on the viability of the Malawi weather insurance program making use of scenarios of climate change-induced variations in rainfall patterns. The analysis is important from a methodological and policy perspective. By combining...
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A climate change vulnerability index in agriculture is presented at the municipal level in Mexico. Because the index is … baseline that coastal areas host some of the most vulnerable municipalities to climate change in Mexico. However, it also shows … adverse socio-demographic conditions. With the vast municipal data available in Mexico, further sub-index estimations can lead …
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surveys in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, and Mexico, along with special surveys from India and Tonga, show similar … contrast, there is little observed relationship between mental health and poverty or education, common measures of socio … impact on mental health than overall levels of poverty. This may have important implications for social protection policy …
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Using data from Mexico, the authors study empirically the link between trade policy and individual income risk and the … on workers to estimate time-varying individual income risk parameters in different manufacturing sectors in Mexico …
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Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as … reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs … at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors …
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The author investigates the effects of a marginal tax reform on household welfare in Mexico. He estimates the extent to …
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exploiting cross-municipality income and crime data for Mexico -- a country that experienced a high increase in crime rates over …. Combining income data from poverty maps, administrative records on crime and violence, and public expenditures data at the … municipal level for Mexico (2005-2010), the analysis finds evidence indicating that drug-related crimes indeed deter growth. It …
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The literature is reviewed on the relationships between population, poverty, and climate change. While developed … that, in high fertility settings, fertility decline facilitates economic growth and poverty reduction. It also reduces the …
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