Replication data for: Tropical Economics
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Project Citation:
Hsiang, Solomon M., and Meng, Kyle C. Replication data for: Tropical Economics. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113372V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Why wealth is systematically lower in the tropics remains a puzzle. We point out that latitude may have fundamental economic consequence because it plays a key role in how countries experience geophysical processes that have economic implications. We demonstrate that annual fluctuations in the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) leads to hotter and dryer local weather across tropical countries and subsequently to substantial losses in agricultural yields, output, and value-added. If volatility in agricultural production impedes economic growth, the relatively stronger influence of ENSO on the tropics may offer yet another partial explanation for slower historical growth in the tropics.
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JEL Classification:
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O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O47 Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
Q11 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
Q54 Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O47 Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
Q11 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
Q54 Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
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