Does Rainfall Matter for Economic Growth? Evidence from Global Sub-National Data (1990-2014)
Much micro-econometric evidence suggests that precipitation has wide ranging impacts on vital economic indicators such as agricultural yields, human capital, and even conflict. And yet paradoxically most macro-econometric evidence (especially in th...
Main Authors: | Damania, Richard, Desbureaux, Sebastien, Zaveri, Esha |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/368581560778208239/Does-Rainfall-Matter-for-Economic-Growth-Evidence-from-Global-Sub-National-Data-1990-2014 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31901 |
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