Natural Disasters and Income Inequality - A case study of the state Oaxaca in Mexico
(2019) EKHS21 20191Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Among the most discussed risks of climate change is its impact on the occurrence of natural disasters. Manifold research points towards the social and economic consequences that follow for affected regions in the world. Especially for developing and emerging countries, natural disasters impose a threat endangering the path of sustainable development. This study investigates the impact of natural disasters on income inequality in the case of Oaxaca, a state in the south of Mexico. While a wide range of researchers has investigated the effects on other social indicators like poverty rates, the field of inequality is less thoroughly studied. A Difference-in-Differences approach is applied to the period of 2000-2010 and finds that natural... (More)
- Among the most discussed risks of climate change is its impact on the occurrence of natural disasters. Manifold research points towards the social and economic consequences that follow for affected regions in the world. Especially for developing and emerging countries, natural disasters impose a threat endangering the path of sustainable development. This study investigates the impact of natural disasters on income inequality in the case of Oaxaca, a state in the south of Mexico. While a wide range of researchers has investigated the effects on other social indicators like poverty rates, the field of inequality is less thoroughly studied. A Difference-in-Differences approach is applied to the period of 2000-2010 and finds that natural disasters increased income inequality in this period. This implies that disaster risk agendas have to consider the deteriorating effect on income distribution to mitigate and prevent negative consequences from natural disasters. (Less)
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- EKHS21 20191
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- 2019
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- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
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- English
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abstract = {{Among the most discussed risks of climate change is its impact on the occurrence of natural disasters. Manifold research points towards the social and economic consequences that follow for affected regions in the world. Especially for developing and emerging countries, natural disasters impose a threat endangering the path of sustainable development. This study investigates the impact of natural disasters on income inequality in the case of Oaxaca, a state in the south of Mexico. While a wide range of researchers has investigated the effects on other social indicators like poverty rates, the field of inequality is less thoroughly studied. A Difference-in-Differences approach is applied to the period of 2000-2010 and finds that natural disasters increased income inequality in this period. This implies that disaster risk agendas have to consider the deteriorating effect on income distribution to mitigate and prevent negative consequences from natural disasters.}},
author = {{Frey, Laura Isabelle}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Natural Disasters and Income Inequality - A case study of the state Oaxaca in Mexico}},
year = {{2019}},
}