Infrastructure Disruptions : How Instability Breeds Household Vulnerability

This review examines the literature on the welfare impacts of infrastructure disruptions. There is widespread evidence that households suffer from the consequences of a lack of infrastructure reliability, and that being connected to the grid is not...

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Main Authors:	Obolensky, Marguerite, Erman, Alvina, Rozenberg, Julie, Rentschler, Jun, Avner, Paolo, Hallegatte, Stephane
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSEHOLDS WELL-BEING VULNERABILITY NATURAL DISASTER POWER OUTAGE ACCESS TO WATER ACCESS TO ENERGY DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/880611560861989682/Infrastructure-Disruptions-How-Instability-Breeds-Household-Vulnerability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31922

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spelling	okr-10986-319222022-09-05T00:22:07Z Infrastructure Disruptions : How Instability Breeds Household Vulnerability Obolensky, Marguerite Erman, Alvina Rozenberg, Julie Rentschler, Jun Avner, Paolo Hallegatte, Stephane RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSEHOLDS WELL-BEING VULNERABILITY NATURAL DISASTER POWER OUTAGE ACCESS TO WATER ACCESS TO ENERGY DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY WATER SUPPLY This review examines the literature on the welfare impacts of infrastructure disruptions. There is widespread evidence that households suffer from the consequences of a lack of infrastructure reliability, and that being connected to the grid is not sufficient to close the infrastructure gap. Disruptions and irregular service have adverse effects on household welfare, due to missed work and education opportunities, and negative impact on health. Calibrating costs of unreliable infrastructure on existing willingness to pay assessments, we estimate the welfare losses associated with blackouts and water outages. Overall, between 0.1 and 0.2 percent of GDP would be lost each year because of unreliable infrastructure -- electricity, water and transport. 2019-06-20T16:04:07Z 2019-06-20T16:04:07Z 2019-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/880611560861989682/Infrastructure-Disruptions-How-Instability-Breeds-Household-Vulnerability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31922 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8902 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic	RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSEHOLDS WELL-BEING VULNERABILITY NATURAL DISASTER POWER OUTAGE ACCESS TO WATER ACCESS TO ENERGY DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle	RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSEHOLDS WELL-BEING VULNERABILITY NATURAL DISASTER POWER OUTAGE ACCESS TO WATER ACCESS TO ENERGY DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABILITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRICITY WATER SUPPLY Obolensky, Marguerite Erman, Alvina Rozenberg, Julie Rentschler, Jun Avner, Paolo Hallegatte, Stephane Infrastructure Disruptions : How Instability Breeds Household Vulnerability
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8902
description	This review examines the literature on the welfare impacts of infrastructure disruptions. There is widespread evidence that households suffer from the consequences of a lack of infrastructure reliability, and that being connected to the grid is not sufficient to close the infrastructure gap. Disruptions and irregular service have adverse effects on household welfare, due to missed work and education opportunities, and negative impact on health. Calibrating costs of unreliable infrastructure on existing willingness to pay assessments, we estimate the welfare losses associated with blackouts and water outages. Overall, between 0.1 and 0.2 percent of GDP would be lost each year because of unreliable infrastructure -- electricity, water and transport.
format	Working Paper
author	Obolensky, Marguerite Erman, Alvina Rozenberg, Julie Rentschler, Jun Avner, Paolo Hallegatte, Stephane
author_facet	Obolensky, Marguerite Erman, Alvina Rozenberg, Julie Rentschler, Jun Avner, Paolo Hallegatte, Stephane
author_sort	Obolensky, Marguerite
title	Infrastructure Disruptions : How Instability Breeds Household Vulnerability
title_short	Infrastructure Disruptions : How Instability Breeds Household Vulnerability
title_full	Infrastructure Disruptions : How Instability Breeds Household Vulnerability
title_fullStr	Infrastructure Disruptions : How Instability Breeds Household Vulnerability
title_full_unstemmed	Infrastructure Disruptions : How Instability Breeds Household Vulnerability
title_sort	infrastructure disruptions : how instability breeds household vulnerability
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/880611560861989682/Infrastructure-Disruptions-How-Instability-Breeds-Household-Vulnerability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31922
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