Disquiet on the Weather Front : The Welfare Impacts of Climatic Variability in the Rural Philippines

dc.creatorSafir, Abla
dc.creatorPiza, Sharon Faye
dc.creatorSkoufias, Emmanuel
dc.date2013-10-02T16:59:30Z
dc.date2013-10-02T16:59:30Z
dc.date2013-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:55:50Z
dc.descriptionThree recent rounds (2003, 2006, and 2009) of the Family Income and Expenditure Survey are matched to rainfall data from 43 rainfall stations in the Philippines to quantify the extent to which unusual weather has any negative effects on the consumption of Filipino households. It is found that negative rainfall shocks decrease consumption, in particular food consumption. Rainfall below one standard deviation of its long-run average causes food consumption to decrease by about 4 percent, when compared with rainfall within one standard deviation. Positive deviations above one standard deviation have a limited impact. Moreover, for households close to a highway or to a fixed-line phone, consumption appears to be fully protected from the impact of negative rainfall shocks.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/08/18125009/disquiet-weather-front-welfare-impacts-climatic-variability-rural-philippines
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16013
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6579
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413109
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6579
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF RAINFALL
dc.subjectANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectAPPLIED METEOROLOGY
dc.subjectAPPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectCHANNEL
dc.subjectCHANNELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATIC VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATIC ZONES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCOPING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectDECREASE IN RAINFALL
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFREEZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF RAINFALL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF SHOCKS
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCK
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLOCAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectLOW RAINFALL
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPRICE IMPACTS
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectRAINFALL DATA
dc.subjectRAINFALL INCREASES
dc.subjectRAINFALL UNCERTAINTY
dc.subjectRICE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSEASON
dc.subjectSEASONS FOR RICE
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTHREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectTOTAL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectTYPHOONS
dc.subjectVARIABILITY OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO POVERTY
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWELFARE BENEFITS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWMO
dc.titleDisquiet on the Weather Front : The Welfare Impacts of Climatic Variability in the Rural Philippines

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