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Beneath the Clouds: A Microdata Approach to Understanding Storm Impacts in India

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  • Dorothy Bantasan
  • Nicolas Charette
  • Martino Pelli
  • Jeanne Tschopp

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Extreme weather events, like tropical storms, pose significant threats to economies by damaging infrastructure and disrupting human capital development. This study examines the economic impacts of storms in India using microdata. We leverage estimates of storm impact on physical assets and educational attainment from the economic literature to compute a back-of-the-envelope approximation of the financial impact of storms. Using wind, firm, and demographic information, we estimate that, in 2021, damage to fixed assets reached USD2.8 billion and losses in sales in manufacturing totaled USD14.5 billion. On the other hand, the reduction in lifetime earnings due to lower educational attainment amounted to approximately USD25.0 billion. These findings highlight the importance of targeted resilience policies to mitigate the economic risks of extreme weather events. Les événements météorologiques extrêmes, comme les tempêtes tropicales, menacent gravement les économies en endommageant les infrastructures et en perturbant le développement du capital humain. À partir de microdonnées, nous analysons les impacts économiques des cyclones en Inde. En nous basant sur des estimations provenant de la littérature économique sur les effets des cyclones sur les actifs physiques et la scolarisation, nous approximons leur coût financier. En combinant des données sur la vitesse des vents, les entreprises et la démographie, nous estimons qu’en 2021 les dommages aux immobilisations ont atteint 2,8 milliards USD, tandis que les pertes de revenus dans le secteur manufacturier ont totalisé 14,5 milliards USD. De plus, l’impact sur les niveaux de scolarisation a réduit les revenus cumulés à vie d’environ 25 milliards USD. Ces résultats rappellent l’importance de politiques de résilience ciblées afin de limiter les risques économiques liés aux événements météorologiques extrêmes.

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  • Dorothy Bantasan & Nicolas Charette & Martino Pelli & Jeanne Tschopp, 2025. "Beneath the Clouds: A Microdata Approach to Understanding Storm Impacts in India," CIRANO Working Papers 2025s-16, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirwor:2025s-16
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