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Climate change and economic growth in Brazil

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  • Edinaldo Tebaldi
  • Laura Beaudin

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Brazil has felt the effects of climate change through significant variability in precipitation resulting in droughts and floods (Grimm, Pal, and Giorgi 2007; Verner and Tebaldi, forthcoming). This article contributes to the literature by examining the impact of rainfall variations on GDP growth rates of Brazilian states. The estimates suggest that spring droughts as well as spring droughts combined with summer floods impact Northeastern Brazil most severely. Because the Northeast has historically been the most economically deprived region in the country, the results suggest that climate events could aggravate inequality throughout the nation.

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  • Edinaldo Tebaldi & Laura Beaudin, 2016. "Climate change and economic growth in Brazil," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(5), pages 377-381, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:23:y:2016:i:5:p:377-381
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2015.1076141
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    1. Nicholas Ngepah & Charles Raoul Tchuinkam Djemo & Charles Shaaba Saba, 2022. "Forecasting the Economic Growth Impacts of Climate Change in South Africa in the 2030 and 2050 Horizons," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-18, July.
    2. Desiree M. Kunene & Renee van Eyden & Petre Caraiani & Rangan Gupta, 2023. "The Predictive Impact of Climate Risk on Total Factor Productivity Growth: 1880-2020," Working Papers 202321, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
    3. Siriklao Sangkhaphan & Yang Shu, 2019. "The Effect of Rainfall on Economic Growth in Thailand: A Blessing for Poor Provinces," Economies, MDPI, vol. 8(1), pages 1-17, December.
    4. Majid Khan & Abdul Rashid, 2022. "(A)symmetry effects of climate changes on economic growth: a panel data analysis," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 69(4), pages 571-607, December.
    5. Siriklao Sangkhaphan & Yang Shu, 2020. "Impact of seasonal rainfall on economic growth in Thailand," Advances in Management and Applied Economics, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 10(2), pages 1-2.

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