German Development Economics Conference 2024

Session

Parallel Session 6

23 May 2024, 15:15

Leibniz Universität Hannover

73. Interplay of Financial Mechanisms and Agricultural Price Volatility: Implications for Child Health in Rural India

Dimitrios Argyros (University College Dublin)

23/05/2024, 15:15

Financial Inclusion and Microfinance

Parallel Session

The study, addresses influence of financial infrastructure on child health outcomes in rural India, with a specific focus on how enhanced access to rural banks can mitigate the adverse effects of agricultural income shocks. The study employs data from the Indian National Family and Health Surveys (NFHS- 4 and 5), integrating them with local agricultural income fluctuations, as determined by...

206. Weather shocks, recall error and health

Julian Wichert (Leibniz University Hannover)

23/05/2024, 15:45

Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Parallel Session

A growing body of literature indicates that heat stress and precipitation deficiencies can pose a critical threat to human health, particularly in less developed countries with low coping capacities and high exposure. The aims of this study are twofold. First, we shed light on the recall of drought events in rural Thailand by linking longitudinal survey data with objective meteorological data....