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Drought shocks and labor reallocation in rural Africa : evidence from Ethiopia
Musungu, Arnold L.; Kubik, Zaneta; Qaim, Matin - 2023
We study how rural households in Ethiopia adapt to droughts through labor reallocation. By using three waves of panel data and exploiting spatial-temporal variations in drought exposure, we find that households reduce on-farm work and increase off-farm self-employment in response to both...
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Does climate change make foodgrain yields more unpredictable : evidence from India
Verma, Saumya; Gupta, Shreekant; Sen, Partha - 2020
How would climate change affect India’s agriculture which accounts for sixty percent of employment? We study the impact … of climate change on the level and variability of yields of rice (India’s major food crop) and two key millet crops … (sorghum and pearl millet), using an all India district level panel dataset from 1966-2011. A stochastic production function is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012177019
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Climate change and political participation : evidence from India
Amirapu, Amrit; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Rud, Juan Pablo - 2022
Can democratic politics provide a means for responding to climate change? We explore this question by studying the effects of extreme temperatures on Indian elections between 2009 and 2017. We find that areas exposed to extreme temperatures experience an increase in voter turnout and a change in...
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Climate change and political participation : evidence from India
Amirapu, Amrit; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Rud, Juan Pablo - 2022
We study the effects of extreme temperature shocks on political participation using data from Indian elections between 2009 and 2017. Taking advantage of localized, high-frequency data on land surface temperatures, we find that areas with greater cumulative exposure to extreme temperatures...
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The role of livestock portfolios and group-based approaches for building resilience in the face of accelerating climate change : an asset-based panel data analysis from rural Kenya
Ngigi, Marther W.; Büttner, Ulrike; Birner, Regina - 2015
This study examines the impact of multiple shocks on assets by employing two waves of a panel data set of 360 rural households in three agro-ecological zones in Kenya. To control for unobserved heterogeneity, a "within" household fixed effects model was employed. One major finding is that...
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The Role of Livestock Portfolios and Group-Based Approaches for Building Resilience in the Face of Accelerating Climate Change : An Asset-Based Panel Data Analysis from Rural Kenya
Ngigi, Marther - 2015
This study examines the impact of multiple shocks on assets by employing two waves of a panel data set of 360 rural households in three agro-ecological zones in Kenya. To control for unobserved heterogeneity, a ‘within' household fixed effects model was employed. One major finding is that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013411
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Long-Range Forecasts As Climate Adaptation : Experimental Evidence From Developing-Country Agriculture
Burlig, Fiona; Jina, Amir; Kelley, Erin M.; Lane, Gregory V. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
-range forecasts enable farmers to optimize for the season ahead. We experimentally evaluate monsoon onset forecasts in India …
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Climate shocks, household food security and welfare in Afghanistan
Ahmadzai, Hayatullah; Morrissey, Oliver - 2024
The increasing impact of natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, landslides, and avalanches) in Afghanistan, notably flooding and similar climate shocks, poses a growing concern as vulnerability to climate change intensifies the potential severity of these impacts in future. This paper uses two...
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Climate variability, child labour and schooling : evidence on the intensive and extensive margin
Colmer, Jonathan - 2013 - First draft: June 2012
How does future income uncertainty affect child labour and human capital accumulation? Using a unique panel dataset, we examine the effect of changes in climate variability on the allocation of time among child labour activities (the intensive margin) as well as participation in education and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010189313
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Does Climate Change Make Foodgrain Yields More Unpredictable? Evidence from India
Verma, Saumya - 2020
How would climate change affect India's agriculture which accounts for sixty percent of employment? We study the impact … of climate change on the level and variability of yields of rice (India's major food crop) and two key millet crops … (sorghum and pearl millet), using an all India district level panel dataset from 1966-2011. A stochastic production function is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012839358