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The Welfare Effects of Extreme Weather Events : Insights from Three APEC Case Studies

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-28T18:14:08Z
dc.date.available2013-03-28T18:14:08Z
dc.date.issued2012-01
dc.description.abstractThis report uses new measures of extreme weather and methodologies to gauge their welfare effects. A myriad of methodological issues and data constraints plague empirical work on the effects of extreme weather events on human welfare. The shocks themselves are often poorly measured and the lack of sufficiently long panel data or historical data on past events often forces a focus on effects in the short run. Economy wide effects of local shocks are typically only explored within the context of computable general equilibrium models which are very structural in nature. Proper evaluation of public interventions requires correction for the unobserved characteristics of the areas which receive the programs. The overall study was organized in four pillars: 1) fiscal options to address climate change; 2) technological options and role of trade and investment policies in fostering them; 3) capacity needs assessments; and 4) the human welfare effects of extreme weather events. To enable more in depth understanding of the methodologies used and the country specific insights emerging, the background papers underpinning each of the four pillars have been compiled in separate reports. This report provides an in-depth review of the empirical findings emanating from three country case studies examining the welfare effects of extreme weather. It concerns the occurrence of droughts in Indonesia, rainfall and temperature volatility in Mexico and droughts, floods and hurricanes in Vietnam.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16336066/welfare-effects-extreme-weather-events-insights-three-apec-case-studies
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13039
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13039
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectWeather extremes
dc.subjectWelfare loss
dc.subjectInnovative tools
dc.subjectEstimation strategy
dc.subjectNatural disasters
dc.subjectHouseholds
dc.subjectLow rainfall
dc.subjectPropensity score matching
dc.subjectCommunity-based programs
dc.subjectHealth outcomes
dc.subjectConsumption
dc.subjectRural areas
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectdisaster relief
dc.subjectDroughts
dc.subjectFloods
dc.subjectStorms
dc.subjectMonsoon
dc.subjectrainfall
dc.subjectHurricane
dc.titleThe Welfare Effects of Extreme Weather Events : Insights from Three APEC Case Studiesen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-06-05
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:23:35.542179Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16336066/welfare-effects-extreme-weather-events-insights-three-apec-case-studies
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20120606013226
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16336066
okr.identifier.report69575
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryIndonesia
okr.region.countryMexico
okr.region.countryViet Nam
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