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, we first estimate the effect of temperature on household borrowing and savings using Vietnamese longitudinal data that …We examine the impact of temperature shocks and climate change on household financial behaviour in Viet Nam. To do so … associated with a 6.3 per cent decrease in household savings and a 1.4 per cent increase in household borrowing. In the case of …
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Survey. Climate is described in terms of 'degree-months' calculated using an optimally-selected base temperature of 65°F (18 …We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 87 countries using data from the World Values … to analyse a particular climate change scenario associated with the IPCC A2 emissions scenario points to major losses for …
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pay for changes in climate is revealed using European data on reported life satisfaction. Individuals located in areas … according to the preferred climates households appear strongly to favour the Mediterranean climate over the climate of Northern …
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Some recent papers by Dell et al. (2009) and Dell et al. (2012) (DJO) relating weather and economic outcomes, have … delivered meaningful messages with clear implications to the effects of a changing climate. In a nutshell, the authors claim … countries, leaving rich countries basically unaffected. In this study, we make use of a detailed weather and economic dataset …
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levels and cyclone strikes. Overall, climate change is likely to reduce Vietnam's national income by between one and two …Unlike existing studies, we adopt a multi-sectoral approach and consider the full range of climate projections …. Biophysical damages are translated into economic costs using a dynamic economywide model. Our results for Vietnam indicate that …
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, little research has been conducted to understand the fiscal impact of weather, especially at the sub-state level. Using data … temperature and precipitation while controlling for municipality and year fixed effects and municipality-specific time trends. The … results show that weather has statistically significant and economically meaningful effects on local government spending. A 1 …
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estimates reveal no evidence of adaptation, instead the temperature relationship is stable across time, baseline climate, air … that temperature affects mental health very differently than physical health, and more similarly to other psychological and … the implications of our findings for the allocation of mental health services and in light of climate change. …
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In this paper, we examine the relationship between temperature and human conception rates and project the impacts of … climate change by the mid-twenty-first century. Using complete administrative data on 6.8 million pregnancies between 1980 and … exposure, but a partial rebound is observed after that. Absent adaptation, climate change is projected to increase seasonal …
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of chronic health conditions. In this paper, I examine the temperaturemorbidity relationship in the tropical climate … with meteorological data on daily temperature realizations on a fine spatial level, I estimate the effect of high ambient … mean temperatures. Specifically, on a day with a mean temperature above 29.5êC, the daily visits for diabetes and …
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of chronic health conditions. In this paper, I examine the temperaturemorbidity relationship in the tropical climate … with meteorological data on daily temperature realizations on a fine spatial level, I estimate the effect of high ambient … mean temperatures. Specifically, on a day with a mean temperature above 29.5êC, the daily visits for diabetes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510489