A Systematic and Explainable Machine Learning Approach
University of Edinburgh Business School | MSc in Data and Decision Analytics (2024/25) Word count: 16,225 ---
A primary manifestation of long-term climate change is the increased intensity, frequency, and duration of extreme weather events, which already poses a significant negative impact on global agriculture and leads to a long-term threat to worldwide food security. Furthermore, these extreme weather events do not only impact the physical world; they also affect economic and financial markets through a complex transmission pathway.
To address the disconnect between physical climate studies and financial market analyses, this research breaks through the integration gap by building a systematic quantitative framework. By adopting an advanced XGBoost model combined with SHAP values, this study opens the machine learning "black-box" to quantify global and local feature contributions, investigating the complex non-linear interactions of compound weather events, and bridging the yield response signal in the physical world with the pricing mechanism of the financial market.
- Abstract
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Literature Review
- Chapter 3: Research Design and Analytical Methodology
- Chapter 4: Data and Methodology
- Chapter 5: Model and Result Analysis
- Chapter 6: Conclusion
- Appendix 1: Statement on the Use of Generative AI Tools
- Appendix 2: Reference List
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