Weather and Death: Public Policy Challenges for South Asia

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2010
Country:
India
Document Type:
Conference Paper
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Burgess, R., Deschenes, O., Donaldson, D., Greenstone, M.

Abstract

This paper analyses the effects of weather (temperature and precipitation) on mortality in India, discusses income- and non-income-related effects of weather on death, and considers the policy implications.

Citation

Presented at Silver Jubilee Annual General Meeting and Conference, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, March 2010. 51 pp.

Weather and Death: Public Policy Challenges for South Asia

Published 1 January 2010
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