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This paper contributes to the climate-economy literature by analyzing the role of weather patterns in influencing the … and their interactions with local weather conditions, taking into account the heterogeneous and cumulative effects of … weather patterns on economic growth and the asymmetry and nonlinearity in the global influence of ENSO on economic activity …
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Some recent papers by Dell et al. (2009) and Dell et al. (2012) (DJO) relating weather and economic outcomes, have … countries, leaving rich countries basically unaffected. In this study, we make use of a detailed weather and economic dataset … regions to a climate shock is partially adapted in the long-run. …
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The paper examines the non-linear relationship between weather and economic performance. Using within-county variation … in weather between 1996 and 2012, we find both daily temperature and precipitation have asymmetric effects on economic …. Additionally, agricultural sector is more vulnerable to weather extremes, while the effects of weather extremes on non …
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Some recent papers by Dell et al. (2009) and Dell et al. (2012) (DJO) relating weather and economic outcomes, have … countries, leaving rich countries basically unaffected. In this study, we make use of a detailed weather and economic dataset … regions to a climate shock is partially adapted in the long-run …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023255
We investigate the effect of rising temperatures on economic development, using sub-national data for approximately 1,500 sub-national regions in 81 countries from the 1950s to the 2010s. Accounting for region- and time-fixed factors by means of a two-way fixed effects panel approach, we find no...
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This paper addresses the trade-off between unfavourable air pollution levels and favourable weather conditions for … explores the interaction between expected patterns in weather and pollution through the calendar year, and examines the many …
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Natural disasters have considerable economic and social ramifications by disrupting public utility services, such as power outages, disconnecting phone service, and transportation interruptions. This study seeks to understand the performance and resilience of critical infrastructure systems...
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Extant literature indicates that technology, and by implication its underlying knowledge base, determines long-run economic performance. Absent from the literature with respect to developing countries are quantitative assessments of the nexus between technology as knowledge and economic...
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Population density gradients for South Africa's cities are quite small in absolute value, indicating a relatively flat population distribution across the cities. In contrast employment is less flatly distributed than the population. The relationship between employment densities and distance...
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traces in the “illegal triangle”, that is organized crime, corruption, and evasion, one of the main reasons for the gap … inspiration from previous works and from the data provided by competent authorities on the subject. With regard to organized crime … show that corruption and organized crime do not follow the classic dichotomy South/North.The use of dynamic panel data …
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