This paper provides novel evidence on how risk exposure shapes the demand for index-based weather insurance. The focus … weather events that cause high livestock mortality. Using a two-way fixed effect model and country-wide district-level data … weather conditions occurring in the months preceding the end of the insurance sales period. The effect is neither driven by …

comprehensive retrospective information on households' historic experience with weather shocks. Exposure to the weather shock …This paper analyzes the short- and long-term impact of extreme weather events on educational outcomes in Mongolia. Our … significantly reduces the likelihood of being enrolled in mandatory school two to three years after the shock. Similarly, it …

We provide new evidence on the impact of one severe weather shock on child height in Mongolia. Our focus is on the … and mitigation channels to cushion the impact of the weather shock. Wealthier households and households led by a more … effects by exploiting exogenous variation in the intensity of the shock across time and space. Results reveal that the shock …

As climate change progresses, extreme weather events are occurring more often, with developing countries suffering the … areas. As education is a significant determinant of an individual’s income, extreme weather events are likely to have long …

This article reviews the literature on the economic impacts of disasters caused by extreme weather and climate events … adaptation by directly providing public goods to manage disaster risks or by facilitating private agents' adaptation responses …

. Last, exposure to a severe weather event did not negatively affect households’ energy intake, but it reduces the intake of …

This paper investigates the effects of multiple weather shocks on household welfare in Mozambique, as well as some of … various weather risks. Experiencing a cyclone, flood, or drought leads to a drop of up to 25-30 percent in per capita food … protection in the aftermath of the shock at the cost of lower income growth in the future. In disentangling the channels, the …