Extreme Weather and Poverty Risk : Evidence from Multiple Shocks in Mozambique

Extreme Weather and Poverty Risk : Evidence from Multiple Shocks in Mozambique

This paper investigates the effects of multiple weather shocks on household welfare in Mozambique, as well as some of the coping responses and price mechanisms at play. The analysis employs a triple-difference strategy that exploits variation in th...

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Main Authors: Baez, Javier E., Caruso, German, Niu, Chiyu
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
POVERTY
HUMAN WELFARE
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
WEATHER SHOCKS
NATURAL DISASTER
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
CROP PRODUCTION
DROUGHT
FLOODS
CYCLONE
RISK-COPING
FOOD MARKET
CHILD LABOR
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/391551544130265485/Extreme-Weather-and-Poverty-Risk-Evidence-from-Multiple-Shocks-in-Mozambique
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30989

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/391551544130265485/Extreme-Weather-and-Poverty-Risk-Evidence-from-Multiple-Shocks-in-Mozambique
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30989

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