1. Selective Mortality and the Long-term Effects of Early-life Exposure to Natural Disasters
- Author:
- Margaret Triyana and Xing Xia
- Publication Date:
- 04-2018
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
- Abstract:
- We analyze the effects of early-life shocks with varying degrees of severity on mortality and human capital outcomes in the Philippines. We exploit variations in typhoon exposure and the introduction of a short-term post-disaster relief policy. Severe typhoons are associated with increased mortality and adverse long-term outcomes. Before the disaster relief policy, mortality from in utero exposure to severe typhoons was 10 percent, and survivors exhibited similar levels of human capital as the unaffected. Once implemented, the policy appears to have mitigated the mortality effect of severe typhoons, and survivors have lower human capital in the long term.
- Topic:
- Disaster Relief, Natural Disasters, Human Capital, and Mortality
- Political Geography:
- Philippines