Gone with the Storm : Rainfall Shocks and Household Wellbeing in Guatemala
This 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 th...
Main Authors: | Baez, Javier E., Lucchetti, Leonardo, Genoni, Maria E., Salazar, Mateo |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Taylor and Francis
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27678 |
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