Hot waters, cold realities: Assessing the labor market impacts of marine heatwaves on coastal India

Nicola Francescutto

No 25-04, IRENE Working Papers from IRENE Institute of Economic Research

Abstract: I employ geo-coded household-level data over 2015-2016 combined with a gridded dataset to quantify the impact of marine heatwaves on labor market outcomes in coastal India. I construct an average measure of exposure to marine heatwaves for each household and find that one additional degree heating week increases the probability of being unemployed by 1.9-2.3 percentage points. The effect is larger for households experiencing higher levels of marine heat stress, with an increased probability to be unemployed of 5.5-6.5 percentage points. Other findings highlight a decreased probability to work in the fisheries sector, an increased labor market participation of women as well as a lower chance of having a full year employment after a marine heatwave. These findings highlight the potential socio-economic challenges that climate change may pose to coastal households in the coming decades.

Keywords: Climate change; marine heatwaves; India; Household survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 O10 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages.
Date: 2025-04
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