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Global warming has increased global economic inequality by Diffenbaugh, Noah S., Burke, Marshall

“…Understanding the causes of economic inequality is critical for achieving equitable economic development. To investigate whether global warming has affected…”
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Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture by Burke, Marshall, Emerick, Kyle

“…Understanding the potential impacts of climate change on economic outcomes requires knowing how agents might adapt to a changing climate. We exploit large…”
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Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production by Burke, Marshall, Hsiang, Solomon M., Miguel, Edward

“…Economic productivity is shown to peak at an annual average temperature of 13 °C and decline at high temperatures, indicating that climate change is expected…”
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The changing risk and burden of wildfire in the United States by Burke, Marshall, Driscoll, Anne, Heft-Neal, Sam, Xue, Jiani, Burney, Jennifer, Wara, Michael

“…Recent dramatic and deadly increases in global wildfire activity have increased attention on the causes of wildfires, their consequences, and how risk from…”
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Robust relationship between air quality and infant mortality in Africa by Heft-Neal, Sam, Burney, Jennifer, Bendavid, Eran, Burke, Marshall

“…Poor air quality is thought to be an important mortality risk factor globally 1 – 3 , but there is little direct evidence from the developing world on how…”
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Sell Low and Buy High: Arbitrage and Local Price Effects in Kenyan Markets by Burke, Marshall, Bergquist, Lauren Falcao, Miguel, Edward

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Quantifying the Influence of Climate on Human Conflict by Hsiang, Solomon M., Burke, Marshall, Miguel, Edward

“…A rapidly growing body of research examines whether human conflict can be affected by climatic changes. Drawing from archaeology, criminology, economics,…”
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On the use of statistical models to predict crop yield responses to climate change by Lobell, David B., Burke, Marshall B.

“…▶ Statistical models are able to reproduce many of the key features of process-based model responses to warming and precipitation changes. ▶ Time-series models…”
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Using publicly available satellite imagery and deep learning to understand economic well-being in Africa by Yeh, Christopher, Perez, Anthony, Driscoll, Anne, Azzari, George, Tang, Zhongyi, Lobell, David, Ermon, Stefano, Burke, Marshall

“…Accurate and comprehensive measurements of economic well-being are fundamental inputs into both research and policy, but such measures are unavailable at a…”
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Combining satellite imagery and machine learning to predict poverty by Jean, Neal, Burke, Marshall, Xie, Michael, Davis, W. Matthew, Lobell, David B., Ermon, Stefano

“…Reliable data on economic livelihoods remain scarce in the developing world, hampering efforts to study these outcomes and to design policies that improve…”
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Large potential reduction in economic damages under UN mitigation targets by Burke, Marshall, Davis, W. Matthew, Diffenbaugh, Noah S.

“…International climate change agreements typically specify global warming thresholds as policy targets 1 , but the relative economic benefits of achieving these…”
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Higher temperatures increase suicide rates in the United States and Mexico by Burke, Marshall, González, Felipe, Baylis, Patrick, Heft-Neal, Sam, Baysan, Ceren, Basu, Sanjay, Hsiang, Solomon

“…Linkages between climate and mental health are often theorized but remain poorly quantified. In particular, it is unknown whether the rate of suicide, a…”
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Warming increases the risk of civil war in Africa by Burke, Marshall B, Miguel, Edward, Satyanath, Shanker, Dykema, John A, Lobell, David B

“…Armed conflict within nations has had disastrous humanitarian consequences throughout much of the world. Here we undertake the first comprehensive examination…”
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Climate and Conflict by Burke, Marshall, Hsiang, Solomon M, Miguel, Edward

“…We review the emerging literature on climate and conflict. We consider multiple types of human conflict, including both interpersonal conflict, such as assault…”
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Armed conflict and child mortality in Africa: a geospatial analysis by Wagner, Zachary, Heft-Neal, Sam, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Black, Robert E, Burke, Marshall, Bendavid, Eran

“…A substantial portion of child deaths in Africa take place in countries with recent history of armed conflict and political instability. However, the extent to…”
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The poverty implications of climate-induced crop yield changes by 2030 by Hertel, Thomas W., Burke, Marshall B., Lobell, David B.

“…▶ Accumulating evidence suggests that agricultural production could be greatly affected by climate change, but there remains little quantitative understanding…”
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Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 2030 by Lobell, David B, Burke, Marshall B, Tebaldi, Claudia, Mastrandrea, Michael D, Falcon, Walter P, Naylor, Rosamond L

“…Investments aimed at improving agricultural adaptation to climate change inevitably favor some crops and regions over others. An analysis of climate risks for…”
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Historical warming has increased U.S. crop insurance losses by Diffenbaugh, Noah S, Davenport, Frances V, Burke, Marshall

“…Quantification of the sector-specific financial impacts of historical global warming represents a critical gap in climate change impacts assessment. The…”
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Shifts in African crop climates by 2050, and the implications for crop improvement and genetic resources conservation by Burke, Marshall B., Lobell, David B., Guarino, Luigi

“…Increased understanding of the substantial threat climate change poses to agriculture has not been met with a similarly improved understanding of how best to…”
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Why are agricultural impacts of climate change so uncertain? The importance of temperature relative to precipitation by Lobell, David B, Burke, Marshall B

“…Estimates of climate change impacts are often characterized by large uncertainties that reflect ignorance of many physical, biological, and socio-economic…”
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