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The effect of natural disaster on economic growth: Evidence from a major earthquake in Haiti

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  • Iverson-Love Joseph

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

We examine the average causal impact of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti on economic growth and recovery by conducting a disaggregated empirical analysis at the subnational level. To achieve this, we opt for a fixed effects difference-in-differences model and impulse response functions by using the earthquake's intensity as the main exogenous variable and nighttime light data as a proxy for economic activity from 1992 to 2019. Results indicate a robust evidence that the earthquake caused a significant decrease in the country's economic growth in the short-term. We also reveal that such declines in growth persited ten years after the disaster. Overall, estimates provide new insights on the short and long-run economic growth effects of major natural disasters. Therefore, our analysis of the effects of earthquake intensity on the growth of night lights is an important contribution to disaster economics. In the concluding reflections, the findings, implications, and avenues for future research are discussed. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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  • Iverson-Love Joseph, 2022. "The effect of natural disaster on economic growth: Evidence from a major earthquake in Haiti," Post-Print hal-03924750, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03924750
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.106053
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    1. Cătălin Peptan & Alina Georgiana Holt & Silviu Adrian Iana & Costina Sfinteș & Claudia Anamaria Iov & Flavius Cristian Mărcău, 2023. "Considerations of the Impact of Seismic Strong Ground Motions in Northern Oltenia (Romania) on Some Indicators of Sustainable Development Characterization of the Region from a Security Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-20, August.
    2. Huang, Lulu & Liu, Qiannan & Tang, Yugang, 2024. "Long-term economic impact of disasters: Evidence from multiple earthquakes in China," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    3. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan & Sven Fischer, 2023. "The Impact of a Large-Scale Natural Disaster on Local Economic Activity: Evidence from the 2003 Bam Earthquake in Iran," CESifo Working Paper Series 10502, CESifo.

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