Date of Award
8-1-2025
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Morshed, AKM Mahbub
Abstract
The first chapter investigates the impact of climatic shocks on the land productivity of Bangladesh. In particular, the paper examines the effects of crop-specific rainfall shocks and temperature shocks on land productivity in Bangladesh. We find that climatic shocks have heterogeneous effects on productivity across crops. The second chapter examines the relationship between climatic shocks and income inequality in Bangladesh. We find that both rainfall shock and temperature shock reduce income inequality in Bangladesh. Finally, in the chapter, we explore the impact of climate change on wages of male and female workers in agriculture sector of Bangladesh.
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