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 …

payments from weather index insurance allow farmers to cultivate a larger land area in the season following a weather shock …Weather risk and incomplete insurance markets are significant contributors to poverty for rural households in … developing countries. Weather index insurance has emerged as a possible tool for overcoming these challenges. This paper provides …

This paper investigates the effects of multiple weather shocks on household welfare in Mozambique, as well as some of … various weather risks. Experiencing a cyclone, flood, or drought leads to a drop of up to 25-30 percent in per capita food … protection in the aftermath of the shock at the cost of lower income growth in the future. In disentangling the channels, the …

As extreme weather events intensify due to climate change, it becomes ever more critical to understand how vulnerable …

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 …

and temperature shocks in Colombia, one of the countries in the world with the highest incidence of extreme weather events …. The timing of exposure to the shock matters and it matters differently for different outcomes. These findings are critical … to prioritize responses to counteract the negative effects of weather, particularly hot shocks, which are projected to …

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

between the ages of 6 and 9 in rural Indonesia. In terms of cognitive skills, the analysis finds evidence of gender gaps …

The seven largest emerging market economies -- China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia, and Turkey …