کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
991881 1481178 2012 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
In the Eye of the Storm—The Welfare Impacts of a Hurricane
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
In the Eye of the Storm—The Welfare Impacts of a Hurricane
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryThe impact of a large covariant shock, namely Hurricane Mitch, is examined in the context of household asset holdings in rural Nicaragua utilizing household panel data from the period. It is found that the hurricane did not have an adverse impact on the ownership of productive assets among the affected households on average. On the other hand, nonproductive asset holdings seem to have been significantly reduced. A further examination confirms that the shock affected the poorest households disproportionally, especially in terms of nonproductive assets. Finally, this study presents strong suggestive evidence of a geographical poverty trap within the shock-affected areas of the country.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: World Development - Volume 40, Issue 12, December 2012, Pages 2578–2589
نویسندگان
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