Exposure to weather shocks: A comparison between self-reported record and extreme weather data

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  • Giang Nguyen
  • Trung Thanh Nguyen

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  • University of Western Australia
  • The Family Centre
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)117-138
Seitenumfang22
FachzeitschriftEconomic Analysis and Policy
Jahrgang65
Frühes Online-Datum28 Nov. 2019
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - März 2020

Abstract

Analysis of rural vulnerability to weather shocks requires an accurate exposure record. Both self-reported and weather data records have been used with potential biases. We are the first to evaluate these biases by constructing two comparable records: self-reported weather shocks from a rural household panel dataset and measured weather shocks from weather data. Despite their positive relationship and similar average welfare effects, the two records display a large discrepancy. Being endogenous, the self-reported record introduces the attenuation bias in analysing non-farm labour allocation in response to shocks. We suggest to instrument the self-reported shock with the measured shock for better analytical quality.

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Exposure to weather shocks: A comparison between self-reported record and extreme weather data. / Nguyen, Giang; Nguyen, Trung Thanh.
in: Economic Analysis and Policy, Jahrgang 65, 03.2020, S. 117-138.

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Nguyen G, Nguyen TT. Exposure to weather shocks: A comparison between self-reported record and extreme weather data. Economic Analysis and Policy. 2020 Mär;65:117-138. Epub 2019 Nov 28. doi: 10.1016/j.eap.2019.11.009
Nguyen, Giang ; Nguyen, Trung Thanh. / Exposure to weather shocks: A comparison between self-reported record and extreme weather data. in: Economic Analysis and Policy. 2020 ; Jahrgang 65. S. 117-138.
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