This paper studies the effect of the 2018 drought on household consumption and poverty in Afghanistan, a semi-arid and conflict-affected country. The paper combines geolocated household data with remote-sensing weather data on precipitation, vegetation, and temperature. The findings show that drought-like conditions decreased monthly per capita consumption expenditures and hence increased poverty, with a highly nonlinear relationship between consumption...
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2023/01/09
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS10272
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1
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2023/01/09
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Disclosed
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Droughts and Welfare in Afghanistan