Laurent Ferrara

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Laurent Ferrara

Skema Business School
Dynamic effects of weather shocks on production in European economies
Joint with
Daniele Columbo
online
Date(s)
Friday, April 12 2024| 10:00am to 11:00am
Contact(s)

Gilles Dufrénot: gilles.dufrenot[at]sciencespo-aix.fr
Kiyotaka Sato: sato[at]ynu.ac.jp

Abstract

This paper evaluates the dynamic impact of weather shocks on economic activity within the three main European countries. To consolidate meaningful variation in weather patterns, we propose a novel monthly composite weather index (CWI). This index captures relevant information on severe cold and heat conditions, drought, heavy precipitation, and intense wind events. We estimate a series of country-specific Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregressive models to assess the effects of weather shocks on distinct production sectors, namely energy, construction, manufacturing, and services. The findings reveal evidence of a significant impact of weather shocks on economic activity in Europe, with each component of the CWI exerting heterogeneous effects across.