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Vulnerability to natural shocks : assessing the short-term impact on consumption and poverty of the 2015 flood in Mozambique

Salvucci, Vincenzo; Santos, Ricardo - 2019

Mozambique is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world. A bigger than usual, and mostly unexpected, flood …. In this paper, we use a nationally representative household budget survey that was being carried out in the field during … those months to assess the short-term impact of the 2015 flood on household consumption and poverty levels. Applying a …

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Dynamics of household assets and income shocks in the long-run process of economic development : the case of rural Pakistan

Kurosaki, Takashi - In: Asian development review 30 (2013) 2, pp. 76-109

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Risk and asset management in the presence of poverty traps : implications for growth and social protection

Barrett, Christopher B. (contributor); … - 2005

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Household vulnerability on the frontline of climate change : the pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu

Taupo, Tauisi; Cuffe, Harold; Noy, Ilan - 2016

This paper investigates the vulnerability of households to climatic disasters in the low-lying atoll nation of Tuvalu. Small Island Developing States, particularly the atoll islands, are considered to be the most vulnerable to climatic change, and in particular to sea-level rise and its...

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Natural disasters, public spending, and creative destruction : a case study of the Philippines

Jha, Shikha; Martinez, Arturo; Quising, Pilipinas; … - 2018

more likely to fall into lower income levels, although disasters can also promote economic growth. Augmenting the household …

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Natural disasters, mitigation and household welfare in Indonesia : evidence from a large-scale longitudinal survey

Dartanto, Teguh - In: Cogent economics & finance 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-31

econometric models confirm that earthquakes are the most destructive disaster to affect household welfare, whereas droughts … examine the impact of natural disasters on Indonesian household welfare (consumption and poverty) using the Indonesian Family … disasters; the average asset losses and medical/funeral costs from natural disasters are roughly USD 2,190/household. Our …

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