This paper examines the impact of climate shocks, measured as temperature and precipitation variability, on real monthly per capita consumption expenditure of Indian households over the 1988–2012 period, utilising data from the National Sample Survey Organisation's Consumer Expenditure Surveys. The regression results show an increase in consumption by 1.2 per cent on average, in response to a one standard deviation rise in temperature, with heterogeneous impacts across economic sectors. While agricultural and industrial households experience consumption declines of 1.7 per cent and 8.3 per cent on average, service sector households exhibit consumption increases by 2.4–9.6 per cent on average across rural and urban regions, in response to a one standard deviation rise in temperature. The analysis suggests an increase in inequality of consumption across sectors due to climatic shocks, with implications for climate policy and sustainable development in India.

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气候冲击对印度家庭消费和不平等的影响

本文利用国家抽样调查组织的消费者支出调查数据，研究了 1988 年至 2012 年期间印度家庭实际月人均消费支出的气候冲击（以温度和降水变异性衡量）的影响。回归结果显示，消费平均增加 1.2%，以应对温度上升一个标准偏差，对经济部门产生不同的影响。虽然农业和工业家庭的消费平均下降了 1.7% 和 8.3%，但服务业家庭的消费在农村和城市地区平均增长了 2.4-9.6%，以应对温度上升一个标准差。