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Learning the hard way? Adapting to climate risk in Tanzania
Waage Skjeflo, Sofie; Bruvik Westberg, Nina - School of Economics and Business, Norges miljø- og … - 2014
We use recent panel data on Tanzanian farm households to investigate how previous exposure to weather shocks affects the impact of a current shock. Specifically, we investigate the impact of droughts on agricultural outcomes and investments in children's health, measured by their short- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010819035
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Probability Weighting and Input Use Intensity in a State-Contingent Framework
Holden, Stein T.; Quiggin, John - 2017
Climate risk represents an increasing threat to poor and vulnerable farmers in drought-prone areas of Africa. This study assesses the fertilizer adoption responses of food insecure farmers in Malawi, where Drought Tolerant (DT) maize was recently introduced. A field experiment, eliciting risk...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012624472
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Rural households in a changing climate
Báez Ramírez, Javier Eduardo; Kronick, Dorothy; … - 2012
This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289968
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Rural Households in a Changing Climate
Baez, Javier E.; Kronick, Dorothy; Mason, Andrew D. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010734762
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"Invisible Killer": Seasonal Allergies and Accidents
Akesaka, Mika; Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2023
Although at least 400 million people suffer from seasonal allergies worldwide, the adverse effects of pollen on "non-health" outcomes, such as cognition and productivity, are relatively understudied. Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377306
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"Invisible killer" : seasonal allergies and accidents
Akesaka, Mika; Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2023
Although at least 400 million people suffer from seasonal allergies worldwide, the adverse effects of pollen on "non-health" outcomes, such as cognition and productivity, are relatively understudied. Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014335325
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Choosing the optimal climate change policy in the presence of catastrophic risk
Bosello, Francesco; De Cian, Enrica; Ferranna, Licia - 2012
This paper contributes to the normative literature on mitigation and adaptation by analyzing their optimal policy … substantive emission reductions, do not succeed. The policy balance is realigned from adaptation toward more mitigation, and the … responsiveness of mitigation to changes in adaptation decreases. Compared to a world without climate catastrophes, risk reduces the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010327208
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Choosing the optimal climate change policy in the presence of catastrophic risk
Bosello, Francesco; De Cian, Enrica; Ferranna, Licia - 2012
This paper contributes to the normative literature on mitigation and adaptation by analyzing their optimal policy … substantive emission reductions, do not succeed. The policy balance is realigned from adaptation toward more mitigation, and the … responsiveness of mitigation to changes in adaptation decreases. Compared to a world without climate catastrophes, risk reduces the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010205479
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Climate risk and state-contingent technology adoption : shocks, drought tolerance and preferences
Holden, Stein Terje; Quiggin, John C. - In: European review of agricultural economics : ERAE 44 (2017) 2, pp. 285-308
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011779794
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Choosing the optimal climate change policy in the presence of catastrophic risk
Bosello, Francesco; De Cian, Enrica; Ferranna, Licia - Economics Department, European Investment Bank (EIB) - 2012
This paper contributes to the normative literature on mitigation and adaptation by analyzing their optimal policy … substantive emission reductions, do not succeed. The policy balance is realigned from adaptation toward more mitigation, and the … responsiveness of mitigation to changes in adaptation decreases. Compared to a world without climate catastrophes, risk reduces the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010984841