Tag
rainfall_shocks
2 findings
DevelopmentRainfall Index InsuranceInsurance provision increased the proportion of farmers planting high-return cash crops by 6 percentage points (a 12% relative increase, p=0.041), generating a 27% increase in land area sown for cash crops.RCTEconomics (general)Weather-Shock Selection CorrectionOne additional day of rainfall during the 3-day window reduced participant return probability by 20.7 percentage points (p < 0.01, chi-squared > 12.6), providing a valid instrument that eliminated non-response selection bias without affecting indoor cognitive task scores.RCT