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Storms, Early Education and Human Capital

Martino Pelli and Jeanne Tschopp

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Abstract: This paper explores how school-age exposure to storms impacts the education and primary activity status of young adults in India. Using a cross-sectional cohort study based on wind exposure histories, we find evidence of a significant deskilling of areas vulnerable to climate change-related risks. Specifically, our results show a 2.4 percentage point increase in the probability of accruing educational delays, a 2 percentage point decline in post-secondary education achievement, and a 1.6 percentage point reduction in obtaining regular salaried jobs. Additionally, our study provides evidence that degraded school infrastructure and declining household income contribute to these findings. Cet article étudie l'impact de l'exposition aux tempêtes à l'âge scolaire sur l'éducation et le statut d'activité primaire des jeunes adultes en Inde. À l'aide d'une étude de cohorte transversale basée sur l'historique de l'exposition au vent, nous trouvons des preuves d'une déqualification significative des zones vulnérables aux risques liés au changement climatique. Plus précisément, nos résultats montrent une augmentation de 2,4 points de pourcentage de la probabilité d'accumuler des retards dans l'éducation, une baisse de 2 points de pourcentage de la réussite dans l'enseignement post-secondaire et une réduction de 1,6 point de pourcentage de l'obtention d'un emploi salarié régulier. En outre, notre étude montre que la dégradation des infrastructures scolaires et la baisse des revenus des ménages contribuent à ces résultats.

Keywords: climate change; storms; education; human capital; changement climatique; tempêtes; éducation; capital humain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I25 O12 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-05-08
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