Adverse effects of extreme temperature on human development: Empirical evidence from household data for Vietnam across regions

IF 6.6 2区经济学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Ecological Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108343

Diep Hoang Phan

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Abstract

This paper develops a new method to construct the household-based Human Development Index to examine the effects of extreme temperature shocks on human development at the household level. Four waves of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey from 2012 to 2018 are used to analyze the effects of temperature shocks on households in different regions. The findings reveal that if temperatures deviate from the long-run average by more than two standard deviations, the Human Development Index score will decline by 2 to 3.5 percentage points, with the most significant effect identified for households in the South and Central Highlands. Additionally, the paper identifies agricultural production, alcohol consumption and energy poverty as channels through which extreme temperatures affect human development. Finally, the findings suggest that policies aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change on vulnerable regions should focus on supporting households in these areas through measures such as developing climate-resistant crops, encouraging agricultural adaptation strategies, integrating local labor markets, and improving energy access.

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极端气温对人类发展的不利影响：越南各地区家庭数据的经验证据

本文开发了一种构建基于家庭的人类发展指数的新方法，以研究极端气温冲击对家庭层面人类发展的影响。本文利用2012年至2018年的四次越南家庭生活水平调查，分析气温冲击对不同地区家庭的影响。研究结果表明，如果气温偏离长期平均值超过两个标准差，人类发展指数得分将下降 2 至 3.5 个百分点，其中南部和中部高原地区的家庭受到的影响最为显著。此外，论文还指出农业生产、酒精消费和能源贫困是极端气温影响人类发展的渠道。最后，研究结果表明，旨在减轻气候变化对脆弱地区影响的政策应侧重于通过开发耐气候作物、鼓励农业适应战略、整合当地劳动力市场和改善能源获取等措施，为这些地区的家庭提供支持。

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Ecological Economics 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

12.00

自引率

5.70%

发文量

313

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Ecological Economics is concerned with extending and integrating the understanding of the interfaces and interplay between "nature''s household" (ecosystems) and "humanity''s household" (the economy). Ecological economics is an interdisciplinary field defined by a set of concrete problems or challenges related to governing economic activity in a way that promotes human well-being, sustainability, and justice. The journal thus emphasizes critical work that draws on and integrates elements of ecological science, economics, and the analysis of values, behaviors, cultural practices, institutional structures, and societal dynamics. The journal is transdisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, drawing on the insights offered by a variety of intellectual traditions, and appealing to a diverse readership. Specific research areas covered include: valuation of natural resources, sustainable agriculture and development, ecologically integrated technology, integrated ecologic-economic modelling at scales from local to regional to global, implications of thermodynamics for economics and ecology, renewable resource management and conservation, critical assessments of the basic assumptions underlying current economic and ecological paradigms and the implications of alternative assumptions, economic and ecological consequences of genetically engineered organisms, and gene pool inventory and management, alternative principles for valuing natural wealth, integrating natural resources and environmental services into national income and wealth accounts, methods of implementing efficient environmental policies, case studies of economic-ecologic conflict or harmony, etc. New issues in this area are rapidly emerging and will find a ready forum in Ecological Economics.