Effect of typhoons on economic activities in Vietnam: Evidence using satellite imagery

Etienne Espagne, Yen Boi Ha, Kenneth Houngbedji and Thanh Ngo-Duc

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Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of typhoons on economic activities in Vietnam. During the period covered by our analysis, 1992-2013, we observed 63 typhoons affecting different locations of the country in different years with varying intensity. Using measures of the intensity of nightlight from satellite imagery as a proxy for the level of economic activity, we study how the nighttime light brightness varies across locations that were variably affected by the tropical cyclones. The results suggest that typhoons have on average dimmed nighttime luminosity of the places hit by 5 ± 5.8% or 8 ± 7.8% depending on the specifications we made.

Keywords: Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 2022-10-13
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Working Paper: Effect of typhoons on economic activities in Vietnam: Evidence using satellite imagery (2022)
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