This paper examines the impact of extreme precipitation on Chinese industrial output and its
total factor productivity (TFP) using data from the annual survey of industrial firms (ASIF) and …

This paper reports estimates of the economic impact of changes in weather variables on sub-
Saharan African pearl millet yield based on panel data for 1970–2016. We control for spatial …

Résumé Climate change will affect both international and internal migration. Earlier work
finds evidence of a climate-migration poverty trap: higher temperatures reduce agri-cultural …

Climate variability has the potential to affect both international and internal migration
profoundly. Earlier work finds that higher temperatures reduce agricultural yields, which in …

Climate change has added new dimensions of uncertainty associated with India's rice
production. Previous research has explored the impact of climate variation on production …

In developing countries, such as India, the seasonal nature of agriculture becomes a primary
cause of economic distress. In response, households engage in migration as a coping …

Why is marriage between relatives common throughout the world? Consanguineous
marriage was commonplace throughout human history, but became increasingly rare in the …

Esta tese compreende trˆes cap´ ıtulos que analisam empiricamente os efeitos dos
desastres naturais no Brasil. Abaixo est˜ ao os resumos dos respectivos capítulos. Cap´ ıtulo …

In Chapter 1, I study how newspaper closures affect environmental monitoring and
enforcement activities conducted by the US Environmental Protection Agency. First, I …

In this dissertation, I explore factors that contribute to disparities in parental beliefs about
children's academic proficiency across socioeconomic lines and by child gender, drawing …