Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico

This article analyses the effects of natural disasters on human development and poverty levels at the municipal level in Mexico. Using several sources, we build a panel of data in order to uncover if different natural shocks can affect social indicators. After controlling for geographic and natural...

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Main Authors:	Rodriguez-Oreggia, Eduardo, de la Fuente, Alejandro, de la Torre, Rodolfo, Moreno Moreno, Hector A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2013
Subjects:	natural disasters poverty human development geography institutions
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13372

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spelling	okr-10986-133722021-04-23T14:03:08Z Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico Rodriguez-Oreggia, Eduardo de la Fuente, Alejandro de la Torre, Rodolfo Moreno Moreno, Hector A. natural disasters poverty human development geography institutions This article analyses the effects of natural disasters on human development and poverty levels at the municipal level in Mexico. Using several sources, we build a panel of data in order to uncover if different natural shocks can affect social indicators. After controlling for geographic and natural characteristics which can make municipalities more hazard prone, as well as for other institutional, socio-economic and demographic pre-shock characteristics, in addition to using fixed effects, we find that general shocks, especially from floods and droughts, lead to significant drops in both types of indicator. 2013-05-10T19:57:17Z 2013-05-10T19:57:17Z 2012-11-26 Journal Article Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13372 en_US Journal of Development Studies;49(3) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Mexico
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spellingShingle	natural disasters poverty human development geography institutions Rodriguez-Oreggia, Eduardo de la Fuente, Alejandro de la Torre, Rodolfo Moreno Moreno, Hector A. Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico
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description	This article analyses the effects of natural disasters on human development and poverty levels at the municipal level in Mexico. Using several sources, we build a panel of data in order to uncover if different natural shocks can affect social indicators. After controlling for geographic and natural characteristics which can make municipalities more hazard prone, as well as for other institutional, socio-economic and demographic pre-shock characteristics, in addition to using fixed effects, we find that general shocks, especially from floods and droughts, lead to significant drops in both types of indicator.
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author	Rodriguez-Oreggia, Eduardo de la Fuente, Alejandro de la Torre, Rodolfo Moreno Moreno, Hector A.
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title	Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico
title_short	Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico
title_full	Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico
title_fullStr	Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico
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Natural Disasters, Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico

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