The Welfare Effects of Extreme Weather Events : Insights from Three APEC Case Studies

The Welfare Effects of Extreme Weather Events : Insights from Three APEC Case Studies

This report uses new measures of extreme weather and methodologies to gauge their welfare effects. A myriad of methodological issues and data constraints plague empirical work on the effects of extreme weather events on human welfare. The shocks th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Environmental Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
Weather extremes
Welfare loss
Innovative tools
Estimation strategy
Natural disasters
Households
Low rainfall
Propensity score matching
Community-based programs
Health outcomes
Consumption
Rural areas
child health
disaster relief
Droughts
Floods
Storms
Monsoon
rainfall
Hurricane
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16336066/welfare-effects-extreme-weather-events-insights-three-apec-case-studies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13039

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16336066/welfare-effects-extreme-weather-events-insights-three-apec-case-studies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13039

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