The authors use regression analysis to assess the potential welfare impact of rainfall shocks in rural Indonesia. In … protect their food expenditure in the face of weather shocks at the expense of lower nonfood expenditures per capita. The … shock. Access to credit and public works projects in communities were among the programs with the strongest moderating …

We use regression analysis to assess the potential welfare impacts in rural Indonesia of two types of shock: a delay in … households appear to be able to protect their food expenditure in the face of weather shocks, but at the expense of their non … shock. We find that access to credit and public works projects has the strongest moderating effect. This is an important …

effect of extreme weather events on agriculture, much less is known about the effect on businesses. Using geocoded firm …

Index insurance, such as weather indexing, addresses other inherent problems in insurance by using an indicator that is …

Economic shocks at birth have lasting effects on children's health several years after the shock. The authors calculate … the shock in regions experiencing civil conflict are both negatively affected with height for age z-scores 0.30 and 0 …

from 43 rainfall stations in the Philippines to quantify the extent to which unusual weather has any negative effects on …

intensity in the school months. Findings The results suggest that extreme precipitation shocks, defined as a shock of at least … negatively affected. Originality/value Our results suggest that extreme weather events can increase the differences in human …

over 17 years with data on district-level weather shocks to quantify the impact of drought on local prices and how this …