The effects of climate change on labor and capital reallocation

C Albert, P Bustos, J Ponticelli - 2021 - nber.org
We study the effects of climate change on labor and capital reallocation across regions,
sectors and firms. We use newly digitized administrative reports on extreme weather events …

[HTML][HTML] Temporary migration and climate variation in eastern Africa

V Mueller, G Sheriff, X Dou, C Gray - World development, 2020 - Elsevier
Africa is likely to experience warming and increased climate variability by the late 21st
century. Climate extremes have been linked to adverse economic outcomes. Hence …

Climate variability and inter-provincial migration in South America, 1970–2011

B Thiede, C Gray, V Mueller - Global Environmental Change, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine the effect of climate variability on human migration in South America. Our
analyses draw on over 21 million observations of adults aged 15–40 from 25 censuses …

Climate change and labor reallocation: Evidence from six decades of the Indian Census

M Liu, Y Shamdasani, V Taraz - American Economic Journal: Economic …, 2023 - aeaweb.org
How do rising temperatures affect long-term labor reallocation in developing economies? In
this paper we examine how increases in temperature impact structural transformation and …

Custom‐hired tractor services and returns to scale in smallholder agriculture: A production function approach

H Takeshima - Agricultural Economics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Historically, agricultural transformation has often accompanied the increase in the returns to
scale. Little direct evidence exists, however, on what actually causes such increase, despite …

The local labor market effect of relaxing internal migration restrictions: evidence from China

L An, Y Qin, J Wu, W You - Journal of Labor Economics, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
We study how a significant relaxation of internal migration restrictions affects labor market
outcomes of incumbent migrants and natives, exploiting the 2014 hukou reform in China …

Climate exposures and child undernutrition: Evidence from Indonesia

BC Thiede, C Gray - Social Science & Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Global climate change has the potential to disrupt agricultural systems, undermine
household socioeconomic status, and shape the prevalence and distribution of diseases …

The social behavior of immigrants during natural disasters: Lessons from the United States

V Rayamajhee, J Paudel - Journal of Comparative Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural disasters can disrupt our social fabric and increase political polarization by
differentially impacting different subpopulations and exacerbating existing inequities. In this …

The Social Function of Morality

A Müller - Social Functions in Philosophy, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter discusses various attempts at deriving metaethical conclusions from claims
about the function of morality. Claims about the function of morality can be used to support a …

The impact of weather variations on maize yields and household income: Income diversification as adaptation in rural China

J Ma, JF Maystadt - Global Environmental Change, 2017 - Elsevier
Climate change is threatening global food production and could potentially exacerbate food
insecurity in many parts of the world. China is the second largest maize producer. Variations …