Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness

Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness

Macro- and micro-economic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing households against natural disasters and in coping with the loss afterwards. Analysis of cross-country macroeconomic data shows that remittances increase in the...

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Main Authors: Mohapatra, Sanket, Joseph, George, Ratha, Dilip
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL SHOCK
AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
ARMED CONFLICTS
ASSET HOLDING
AVALANCHES
CAPITA CONSUMPTION
CAPITAL FLOWS
CASE STUDY
CASH RESERVES
CLIMATE CHANGE
CONSUMER DURABLES
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
CROP LOSSES
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
DIASPORA
DISASTER EVENT
DISASTER EVENTS
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RESPONSE
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISEASES
DOMESTIC REMITTANCES
DROUGHT
DROUGHTS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFECTS OF REMITTANCES
EMIGRATION
EQUIPMENT
FAMINE
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FLOOD
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD SECURITY
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOME COUNTRIES
HOME COUNTRY
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD NUMBER
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN LIFE
HURRICANE
HURRICANES
ILLNESS
IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
INCOME
INCOME SHOCKS
INCOMES
INCREASE IN REMITTANCES
INFORMAL REMITTANCE
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
INVENTORIES
JOB TRAINING
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
LIVING STANDARD
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL CAPACITY
LOSS OF ASSETS
MACROECONOMIC DATA
MICRO-DATA
MIGRANT
MIGRANT ASSOCIATIONS
MIGRANT REMITTANCE
MIGRANT REMITTANCES
MIGRATION
MIGRATION FLOWS
MOBILE PHONES
MONETARY FUND
MONEY TRANSFER
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NUTRITION
PEACE
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATE DEBT
PROGRESS
RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS
RECONSTRUCTION
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCE FLOWS
REMITTANCE RECEIVING
REMITTANCE RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
REMITTANCE TRANSFER
REMITTANCE TRANSFERS
REMITTANCE-RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
REMITTANCES
REMITTANCES FOR INVESTMENT
REMITTANCES REMITTANCES
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
ROLE OF REMITTANCES
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NET
SHOCKS TO INCOMES
SOCIAL COUNCIL
STANDARD DEVIATION
STANDARD ERRORS
STOCKS
STORMS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRANSFER CHANNELS
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMIS
URBAN AREAS
USE OF REMITTANCES
VULNERABILITY
WAR
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