When It Rains, It Pours? Analyzing the Rainfall Shocks-Poverty Nexus in the Philippines

When It Rains, It Pours? Analyzing the Rainfall Shocks-Poverty Nexus in the Philippines

Weather is an integral part of our life and weather shocks can have severe implications on welfare. Given evidence that points to climate change resulting in altered patterns of weather parameters and given that the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to climatic shifts, this paper a...

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Main Authors: Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie, Baje, Lora Kryz
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
Subjects:
rainfall shock
components approach
chronic poverty
transient poverty
Philippines
Climate
Economics
Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/175
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-019-02111-1
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
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Summary:Weather is an integral part of our life and weather shocks can have severe implications on welfare. Given evidence that points to climate change resulting in altered patterns of weather parameters and given that the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to climatic shifts, this paper aims to contribute to poverty studies in the country by analyzing the poverty-rainfall shock nexus. The paper finds that rainfall shocks affect wages and income, which in turn, affect chronic total and chronic food poverty. Some policy directions are provided.

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