A Storm Between Two Waves: Recovery Processes, Social Dynamics, and Heterogeneous Effects of Typhoon Haiyan on Social Preferences

Ivo Steimanis, Max Burger, Bernd Hayo, Andreas Landmann and Björn Vollan
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Ivo Steimanis: University of Marburg
Max Burger: University of Marburg
Andreas Landmann: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg

MAGKS Papers on Economics from Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung)

Abstract: The literature regarding the effects of environmental hazards on social preferences is mixed and partially contradictory. The lack of a baseline in these studies is a severe methodological constraint, as it is hard to identify heterogeneous treatment effects through experience in the recovery process. We exploit a panel of incentivized behavioral measures of solidarity conducted before and after the devastating damages caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. We find that Haiyan’s impact on individuals’ degree of solidarity was non-linear: solidarity was negatively affected in villages with medium damages, whereas no significant impact was observed in those villages that were most and least affected. A potential explanation for this non-linear effect is differences in people's experiences concerning the aid process and help from other villagers. In villages with medium damages, the quality of the aid process and help from other villagers was perceived to be significantly worse than that received by more and less affected villages. Lastly, survey evidence shows that the non-linear effects persist almost 10 years after the disaster.

Keywords: Social preferences; environmental hazard; natural experiment; social dynamics; Typhoon Haiyan; Philippines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D91 O12 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 61 pages
Date: 2023
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