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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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

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