Implications of Climate-Related Factors on Living Standards: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Boris Lokonon () and Aly Mbaye ()
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Boris Lokonon: Université de Parakou, Benin
Aly Mbaye: Université Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar, Senegal

Economics Bulletin, 2019, vol. 39, issue 2, 1404-1417

Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of climate-related factors (rainfall, temperature, floods, and droughts) on living standards through human development and its dimensions (life expectancy at birth, mean and expected years of schooling) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region characterized by lower economic and human development. The data used span from 1996 to 2015. The findings suggest that there is an inverted U-shape relationship between human development and rainfall in non-Sahel countries. Temperature influences positively human development in non-Sahel countries, while a U-shape effect is found for Sahel countries. Droughts affect positively human development in Sahel countries. For the life expectancy at birth, there is an inverted U-shape association with rainfall in SSA countries. Floods influence positively the life expectancy at birth in non-Sahel countries, and droughts affect it positively in Sahel countries. Moreover, the findings indicate that in Sahel countries rainfall and temperature have an inverted U-shape and a U-shape effect on the expected years of schooling, respectively. Furthermore, floods affect positively the expected years of schooling in Sahel countries.

Keywords: Climate; Climate change; Human development; Living standards; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I3 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-06-01
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