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Impact of Climate Change on Poverty in Laos

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  • Kyophilavong, Phouphet
  • Takamatsu, Shinya

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The climate change is global problems. It is predicted to have more severe impact on developing country which most of population are poor. The main impact of climate change on poverty is changing crop productivity and commodity prices. However, there are few studies on the relationship between climate change and poverty. Therefore, this study will use Laos which has a high share of agriculture sector on GDP and high poverty rates as a case study to assess the impact the climate change on national wide-economy and climate change using CGE model. The preliminary result shows that climate change has serious impact of Lao economy in term of declining GDP. On the other hand, the micro-simulation indicates that the impact on poverty was negligible. This is because the households in Laos are autarky and not affected by the changes of prices and wages due to climate change.

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  • Kyophilavong, Phouphet & Takamatsu, Shinya, 2011. "Impact of Climate Change on Poverty in Laos," 2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 103999, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea11:103999
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.103999
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    1. Vongdalone Vongsikeo & William S. Breffle & Jenny L. Apriesnig & Brian D. Barkdoll, 2020. "The Economic Value of Carbon Sequestration through Tree Planting in Laos," Asian Development Policy Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 8(2), pages 102-111, June.
    2. Jeong-Soo OH & Phouphet Kyophilavong, 2015. "Trade Liberalization and Poverty in Developing Countries: Literature Survey," International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research (IJEER), The Economics and Social Development Organization (TESDO), vol. 3(2), pages 86-94, Fabruary.

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    Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Security and Poverty;

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