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

• 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
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

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...