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:
WAR
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111019081744
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Mohapatra, Sanket
Joseph, George
Ratha, Dilip
Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness
relation Policy Research Working Paper ; no. WPS 4972
description 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 aftermath of natural disasters in countries that have a larger number of migrants abroad. Analysis of household survey data in Bangladesh shows that per capita consumption was higher in remittance-receiving households than in others after the 1998 flood. Ethiopian households that receive international remittances seem to rely more on cash reserves and less on selling household assets or livestock to cope with drought. In Burkina Faso and Ghana, international remittance-receiving households, especially those receiving remittances from high-income developed countries, tend to have housing built of concrete rather than mud and greater access to communication equipment, suggesting that they are better prepared against natural disasters.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Mohapatra, Sanket
Joseph, George
Ratha, Dilip
author_facet Mohapatra, Sanket
Joseph, George
Ratha, Dilip
author_sort Mohapatra, Sanket
title Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness
title_short Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness
title_full Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness
title_fullStr Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness
title_full_unstemmed Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness
title_sort remittances and natural disasters : ex-post response and contribution to ex-ante preparedness
publishDate 2012
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spelling okr-10986-43532021-04-23T14:02:17Z Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness Mohapatra, Sanket Joseph, George Ratha, Dilip 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 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 aftermath of natural disasters in countries that have a larger number of migrants abroad. Analysis of household survey data in Bangladesh shows that per capita consumption was higher in remittance-receiving households than in others after the 1998 flood. Ethiopian households that receive international remittances seem to rely more on cash reserves and less on selling household assets or livestock to cope with drought. In Burkina Faso and Ghana, international remittance-receiving households, especially those receiving remittances from high-income developed countries, tend to have housing built of concrete rather than mud and greater access to communication equipment, suggesting that they are better prepared against natural disasters. 2012-03-19T19:14:36Z 2012-03-19T19:14:36Z 2009-06-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111019081744 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4353 English Policy Research Working Paper ; no. WPS 4972 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper