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Human Capital Accumulation and Disasters: Evidence from the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005

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  • Tahir Andrabi
  • Benjamin Daniels
  • Jishnu Das

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In 2005 a large earthquake struck northern Pakistan. Exposure to the earthquake was plausibly exogenous to household and individual characteristics, and households received substantial compensation after the earthquake. Four years later, there were no differences in household or adult outcomes by earthquake exposure. Nevertheless, children under age three at the time of the earthquake accumulated large height deficits, and children aged 3–11 scored significantly worse on academic tests, unless their mothers had completed primary education. Even disasters that are accompanied with substantial compensation can lead to severe disruptions in the accumulation of human capital.

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  • Tahir Andrabi & Benjamin Daniels & Jishnu Das, 2023. "Human Capital Accumulation and Disasters: Evidence from the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 58(4), pages 1057-1096.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:58:y:2023:i:4:p:1057-1096
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0520-10887R1
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    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • H84 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Disaster Aid

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