Artículo
Disasters and economic growth: evidence for Argentina
Fecha de publicación:
21/02/2021
Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Revista:
Climate and Development
ISSN:
1756-5529
e-ISSN:
1756-5537
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Disasters pose a serious threat globally. In this paper we estimate the impact of disasters on economic growth at the district level for Argentina, for the period 1992–2013. Due to the lack of disaggregated GDP data, night light maps reported by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are used as a proxy for economic activity. Disaster information comes from the records of the Disaster Inventory System (DesInventar), which include the full range of disasters, from mild to severe ones. A regression analysis is carried out considering a panel of districts, linking luminosity with disasters. We find that an additional disaster -weighted by its severity- is associated with a small though statistically significant reduction in the district's economic growth rate, specifically, of 0.53 percentage points in the year of its occurrence. This result is mainly driven by the impact of hydrological disasters. However, we find no evidence of persistence of this effect over time; on the contrary there seems to be a recovery in the following period. Given the methodological limitations due to data constraints, estimates found here probably constitute a lower bound of the true macroeconomic effect. Thus, further research on the topic is recommendable.
Palabras clave:
ARGENTINA
,
DISASTERS
,
EARTHQUAKES
,
ECONOMIC GROWTH
,
FLOODS
,
GDP
,
NIGHT LIGHT LUMINOSITY
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Articulos(IIESS)
Articulos de INST. DE INVESTIGACIONES ECONOMICAS Y SOCIALES DEL SUR
Articulos de INST. DE INVESTIGACIONES ECONOMICAS Y SOCIALES DEL SUR
Citación
González, Fernando Antonio Ignacio; London, Silvia; Santos, Maria Emma; Disasters and economic growth: evidence for Argentina; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Climate and Development; 13; 10; 21-2-2021; 932-943
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