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

Tahir Andrabi, Benjamin Daniels and Jishnu Das

Journal of Human Resources, 2023, vol. 58, issue 4, 1057-1096

Abstract: 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.

JEL-codes: H84 J24 O15 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.0520-10887R1
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