BMGF Human Capital Development Project Online Review Workshop

Session

Early-Life Drought Shocks and Intergenerational Persistence

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Description

Yoseph Getachew, Eleni Yitabrek & Mathew Clance; Department
of Economics, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa;
Email: yoseph.getachew@up.ac.za

10. Early-Life climate shock and intergenerational mobility

Dr Eleni Yitbarek

This paper explores the link between intergenerational education mobility
and climate shocks experienced by children at a young age. Although many
studies have looked at the impact of shocks such as drought, civil war, and rainfall
on various health outcomes, little research has been done on how climatic
shocks affect intergenerational mobility. Our findings show a strong...