EVALUATING CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITIES IN THE ASEAN SERVICE SECTOR
Ingul Baek et al.
Abstract
This study analyzes the impact of climate change on the service sector in ASEAN economies, using a 40-year panel dataset covering 21 Asia-Pacific countries. Focusing on temperature and precipitation anomalies, we estimate fixed-effects regressions with linear and nonlinear specifications. A sector-wide result shows a significant negative loading on temperature, while precipitation remains insignificant. Sub-sector estimates uncover sharp heterogeneity: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Hotels & Restaurants and Transport, Storage & Communications display robust negative first-order temperature components; Financial & Real Estate exhibits a weak concave response; Community, Social & Personal Services show no discernible effect. These results imply differentiated adaptation priorities. Policymakers should channel resources toward heat-resilient retail, logistics and tourism operations, while monitoring and incremental digitization suffice for the currently less-sensitive service sectors.
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Evidence weight
Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40
| F · citation impact | 0.16 × 0.4 = 0.06 |
| M · momentum | 0.53 × 0.15 = 0.08 |
| V · venue signal | 0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03 |
| R · text relevance † | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
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