evidence on the impact of weather index insurance from a pioneering, large-scale insurance program in Mexico. The focus of this …

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 …

sensitivity and increasing the capacity of rural households to adapt to climate change in Mexico is likely to be more effective …

.5 percent by 2030. Among non-European countries, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico will also be affected, with an expected …

The authors follow the Hellerstein, Neumark, and Troske (1999) framework to estimate marginal productivity … differentials and compare them with estimated relative wages. The analysis provides evidence on productivity and nonproductivity … training on wages and productivity differentials. Higher education yields higher productivity. However, highly educated workers …

Management has a large effect on the productivity of large firms. But does management matter in micro and small firms … in Bangladesh, Chile, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. This paper shows that variation in business practices … explains as much of the variation in outcomes ? sales, profits, and labor productivity and total factor productivity ? in …