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-specific seasonality, and that allows the impacts of temperature to vary non-parametrically while rainfall and humidity have flexible non-linear … characteristics in rural coastal Bangladesh. We evaluate the health consequences of rising temperature and relative humidity and …This paper studies the impact of climate change on the nutritional status of very young children between the ages of 0 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012658236
-specific seasonality, and that allows the impacts of temperature to vary non-parametrically while rainfall and humidity have flexible non-linear … characteristics in rural coastal Bangladesh. We evaluate the health consequences of rising temperature and relative humidity and …This paper studies the impact of climate change on the nutritional status of very young children between the ages of 0 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014087587
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using climate and infant health data from a grid of approximately 4,000 cells in 34 African … underweight at birth. In addition, we show how the aridity measure in this study reduces the effect of rainfall on child wellbeing … are combined with model projections of future climate conditions to emphasize the importance of accounting for aridity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014252151
We study how extreme weather exposure impacts infant survival in the developing world. Our analysis overcomes the … larger than corresponding estimates from rich country studies, with humidity playing an important role. The size and implied … geographic distribution of harms documented here have the potential to significantly alter assessments of optimal climate policy. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011893618
productivity and child wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Climate conditions, crop yield, and infant health measures are collected … climate conditions to emphasize the importance of accounting for aridity, alongside precipitations, when assessing the … economic impact of climate. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012822125
data on ocean salinity, ocean chemistry and weather indicators (temperature, rainfall and humidity) from 1993 to 2018, we …We study the effects of in utero exposure to climate change induced high ocean salinity levels on children …'s anthropometric outcomes. Leveraging six geo-referenced waves of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys merged with gridded …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014366593
We study how extreme weather exposure impacts infant survival in the developing world. Our analysis overcomes the … larger than corresponding estimates from rich country studies, with humidity playing an important role. The size and implied … geographic distribution of harms documented here have the potential to significantly alter assessments of optimal climate policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912766
, allowing us to address identification issues endemic in the climate change literature related to adaptation and location … sorting. We find substantial heterogeneity in the effects of extreme temperature exposure on birth outcomes. In particular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161311
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using climate and infant health data from a grid of approximately 4,000 cells in 34 African … underweight at birth. In addition, we show how the aridity measure in this study reduces the effect of rainfall on child wellbeing … are combined with model projections of future climate conditions to emphasize the importance of accounting for aridity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014577246
productivity and child wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Climate conditions, crop yield, and infant health measures are collected … climate conditions to emphasize the importance of accounting for aridity alongside precipitations when assessing the economic … impact of climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013294847