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When the Rain Stops Falling: Effects of Droughts on the Tunisian Labor Market

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dc.contributor.authorAlfani, Federica
dc.contributor.authorPallante, Giacomo
dc.contributor.authorPalma, Alessandro
dc.contributor.authorTalhaoui, Abdelkader
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-07T15:59:06Z
dc.date.available2024-05-07T15:59:06Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-07
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the effects of severe drought shocks on Tunisia’s agriculture sector during 2000–19. Using labor force surveys aligned with granular weather data, it calculates the Standardized Potential Evapotranspiration Index to detect moderate-to-severe drought shocks at the governorate level and frames the analysis in a staggered difference-in-differences setting. The findings show that shocked areas experience a drop of 7.4 to 10.6 percentage points in agricultural employment with respect the untreated or not-yet-treated governorates. There is a contemporaneous opposite dynamic in the employment rate of low-skill and less climate-sensitive sectors, as well as a modest and transient increase in unemployment. The effects are largely heterogeneous across groups of workers, with very young individuals, women, and low-educated workers paying the highest toll.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099212205072411678/IDU17a7c9a48121f714d881aa161861bb79f46e4
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10766
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41514
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10766
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectTUNISIA
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
dc.subjectSDG 6
dc.subjectZERO HUNGER
dc.subjectSDG 2
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectSDG 5
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.titleWhen the Rain Stops Fallingen
dc.title.subtitleEffects of Droughts on the Tunisian Labor Marketen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleWhen the Rain Stops Falling: Effects of Droughts on the Tunisian Labor Market
okr.date.disclosure2024-05-07
okr.date.lastmodified2024-05-07T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099212205072411678/IDU17a7c9a48121f714d881aa161861bb79f46e4
okr.guid099212205072411678
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-7a7c9a48-21f7-4d88-aa16-861bb79f46e4
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10766
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10766
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34314674
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34314674
okr.identifier.reportWPS10766
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryTunisia
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Irrigation and Drainage
okr.topicWater Resources::Drought Management
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicGender
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.unitEFI-MNA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EMNPV)
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