Natural Disasters, Self-Insurance and Human Capital Investment : Evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi

Natural Disasters, Self-Insurance and Human Capital Investment : Evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi

This paper examines the impacts of disasters on dynamic human capital production using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The empirical results show that the accumulation of biological human capital prior to disasters helps children...

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Main Authors: Yamauchi, Futoshi, Yohannes, Yisehac, Quisumbing, Agnes
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE EFFECT
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ADVERSE IMPACTS
ASSETS
BENCHMARK
BORROWING
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CHILD CARE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
COLLATERAL
CREDIT MARKET
DAMAGES
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
DISASTER
DISASTER EVENTS
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DROUGHT
DROUGHTS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARTHQUAKES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EXCLUSION
EXERCISES
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPENDITURE
FAMILIES
FLOOD
FLOODS
FOOD AID
FOOD SECURITY
GDP
GENDER
GENDER INEQUALITY
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
ILLITERACY
IMPACT OF DISASTER
INCOME EFFECT
INEQUALITY
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERVENTION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
MARGINAL UTILITY
MARGINAL VALUE
MORBIDITY
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OPPORTUNITY COST
PHYSICAL CAPITAL
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
RECESSIONS
RECONSTRUCTION
RELIEF
SCHOOL FACILITIES
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SIBLINGS
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
UNION
UTILITY FUNCTION
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090424143700
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4104

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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090424143700
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4104

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