Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/305430 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 743
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
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.
Subjects: 
climate change
storms
education
human capital
JEL: 
I25
O12
Q54
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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