Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico
We examine the impacts of weather shocks, defined as rainfall or growing degree days, a cumulative measure of temperature, more than a standard deviation from their respective long run mean, on the stature of children between 12 and 47 months of age in Mexico. We find that after a positive rainfall...
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okr-10986-51362021-04-23T14:02:21Z Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico Skoufias, E. Vinha, K. We examine the impacts of weather shocks, defined as rainfall or growing degree days, a cumulative measure of temperature, more than a standard deviation from their respective long run mean, on the stature of children between 12 and 47 months of age in Mexico. We find that after a positive rainfall shock children are shorter regardless of their region or altitude. Negative temperature shocks have a negative impact on height in the central and southern parts of the country as well as in higher altitudes. Although on average there are no statistically significant impacts from positive temperature shocks, certain sub-populations - namely boys, children between 12 and 23 months at the time of measurement, and children of less educated mothers - in some of the regions are negatively impacted. The results also suggest that potentially both agricultural income and communicable disease prevalence contribute to the effects. 2012-03-30T07:31:29Z 2012-03-30T07:31:29Z 2011 Journal Article Econ Hum Biol 1873-6130 (Electronic) 1570-677X (Linking) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5136 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Mexico |
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We examine the impacts of weather shocks, defined as rainfall or growing degree days, a cumulative measure of temperature, more than a standard deviation from their respective long run mean, on the stature of children between 12 and 47 months of age in Mexico. We find that after a positive rainfall shock children are shorter regardless of their region or altitude. Negative temperature shocks have a negative impact on height in the central and southern parts of the country as well as in higher altitudes. Although on average there are no statistically significant impacts from positive temperature shocks, certain sub-populations - namely boys, children between 12 and 23 months at the time of measurement, and children of less educated mothers - in some of the regions are negatively impacted. The results also suggest that potentially both agricultural income and communicable disease prevalence contribute to the effects. |
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Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico |
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Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico |
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Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico |
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Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico |
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Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico |
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