NDLI: Rainfall variability, occupational choice, and welfare in rural Bangladesh

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Author	Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit Skoufias, Emmanuel
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The determinants of occupational focus versus diversification between household members in rural Bangladesh are investigated as an autonomous and proactive adaptation strategy against ex ante local rainfall variability risks. Nationally representative household level survey data are combined with historical climate variability information at the Upazila level. Flood prone Upazilas are distinguished from non-flood prone Upazilas, since the latter may be susceptible to higher risks from local rainfall variability. Adult members of the same household are found to be less likely than the household head to be self-employed in agriculture in areas with high local rainfall variability. Moreover, it is shown that occupational diversification comes at a cost in terms of lower household-level welfare (consumption). The effects of three policy actions, such as access to credits, safety net, and markets are considered. Access to market appears to be more effective in reducing the likelihood of costly within household occupational diversification as an ex ante climate risk reducing strategy as compared to access to credit and safety nets.
Starting Page	589
Ending Page	634
Page Count	46
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15695239
Journal	Review of Economics of the Household
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15737152
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-06-08
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Climate variability Rural occupation Welfare Bangladesh Microeconomics Labor Economics Population Economics Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Sciences Economics and Econometrics

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