Gone with the Storm

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dc.creatorBaez, Javier E.
dc.creatorLucchetti, Leonardo
dc.creatorGenoni, Maria E.
dc.creatorSalazar, Mateo
dc.date2017-08-08T19:57:14Z
dc.date2017-08-08T19:57:14Z
dc.date2016-09-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:45:16Z
dc.descriptionThis paper identifies the negative consequences of the strongest tropical storm ever to strike Guatemala on household welfare. Per capita consumption fell in urban areas, raising poverty substantially. Households cut back on food consumption and basic durables, and attempted to cope by increasing their adult and child labour supply. The mechanisms at play include the intensity of the shock, food prices and the timing of Agatha with respect to local harvest cycles. The results are robust to placebo treatments, migration and measurement error, and partly explain the increase in poverty in the country previously attributed solely to the collateral effects of the global financial crisis.
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dc.identifierJournal of Development Studies
dc.identifier0022-0388
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27678
dc.identifier10.1596/27678
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410452
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORM
dc.subjectAGATHA
dc.titleGone with the Storm
dc.titleRainfall Shocks and Household Wellbeing in Guatemala
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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