Social Vulnerability of Formal and Informal Sectors
Impact of Extreme Rainfall Days on the Welfare of Households in the Formal and Informal Sectors
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This study examines the impact of a weather shock, specifically extreme rainfall days, on the welfare of the households in the formal and informal sectors.
We examine the impact of a weather shock, specifically extreme rainfall days, on the welfare of the households in the formal and informal sectors. We combine the theoretical framework of household production model in the presence of weather shocks with the dual economy model where sector choice is endogenous. We model the informality or formality of the households as endogenous regimes depending on the net benefits they are likely to get from being in a specific sector. We then estimate a simultaneous equation model with endogenous switching to account for the heterogeneity in the decision to be in the informal or formal sector. This allows us to assess the impact of extreme rainfall days on income and expenditure. We take the case of the Philippines by utilizing household data in 2006 to 2015.
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RESEARCH TEAM
DR. MAJAH LEAH RAVAGO
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University
MR. GERALD GRACIUS PASCUA
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University
MR. LOUBILL DAYNE ACERON
Lecturer, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University
MR. EMIL GOZO
Researcher Associate, Regional Climate Systems Laboratory, Manila Observatory
DR. FAYE CRUZ
Head, Regional Climate Systems Laboratory, Manila Observatory
DR. GEMMA NARISMA
CCARPH Work Package 1.1 Leader
Executive Director (2018-2020), Manila Observatory
MS. CLARISSE LEYNES
Research Assistant and Project Management, Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines
COASTAL CITIES AT RISK IN THE PHILIPPINES 
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