This paper offers an updated and comprehensive review of recent studies on the impact of climate change, particularly global warming, on poverty and inequality, paying special attention to data sources as well as empirical methods. While studies consistently find negative impacts of higher temperature on poverty across different geographical regions, with higher vulnerability especially in poorer Sub-Saharan Africa, there is inconclusive evidence...
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2024/02/08
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS10697
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2024/02/08
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Does Global Warming Worsen Poverty and Inequality ? An Updated Review
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Dang,Hai-Anh H.; Hallegatte,Stephane; Trinh,Trong-Anh.
Does Global Warming Worsen Poverty and Inequality ? An Updated Review (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10697; PEOPLE Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099455202082432489