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The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,...
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such weather derivatives, including financial contracts on temperature, wind and rain. Based on a deep statistical analysis …>Continuous-Time Models for Temperature and Wind Speed</li> <li>Pricing of Forward Contracts on Temperature and Wind Speed</li> <li …>Extensions of Temperature and Wind Speed Models</li> <li>Options on Temperature and Wind</li> <li>Precipitation Derivatives</li> <li …
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As at today, it is an indisputable fact that the climate is changing and there is a scientific consensus that the world is becoming a warmer place principally attributable to human activities. Regrettably, the physical impacts of future climate change on humans and the environment will include...
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temperature on store evaluations. Three evaluative dimensions emerged from the factor analysis: stimulation, upmarket positioning … and relaxation. A 2 x 2 x 3 experiment (lighting x perceived temperature x retail outlet) shows that lighting and its … interaction with perceived temperature influence stimulation and upmarket positioning. Perceived temperature has a direct impact …
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. This paper focuses on how temperature influences the probability on a spike. The paper shows that the difference between … the actual and expected temperature significantly influences the probability on a spike and that the impact of temperature …
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investors due to lack of daylight and temperature variations, respectively. We confirm earlier results in the literature that …
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This paper investigates the relationship between electricity demand and temperature in the European Union. We address … confirm the non-linearity of the link between electricity consumption and temperature found in more limited geographical areas … temperature in summer has increased in the recent period. …
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between climate-related hazards (greater precipitation linked to floods and storms and especially higher temperature linked to …
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this paper we take advantage of a temperature event that took place during primary data collection to explore how this … climate change issues, it is unclear how temperature affects public attitudes. There are gaps in existing research about the … climate change phenomenon per se, especially periods abnormally warm temperature. Prior articles discuss the effect of …
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