Ted Miguel

Climate change causes conflict: How policy can respond

In a column from CEPR, Marshall Burke, Solomon Hsiang, and Ted Miguel review literature on the relationship between conflict and climate. The authors highlight that, across contexts, studies consistently point to the social safety net as a tool to mitigate increases in violence induced by climate change by protecting household incomes from climate shocks. Read the full article.

COVID-19 in the Global South: Economic Impacts and Recovery

The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) hosted a Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19 live event, “COVID-19 in the global south: Economic Impacts and Recovery, featuring O-Lab affiliates Josh Blumenstock, Supreet Kaur, and Ted Miguel.