Risks, ex-ante actions and public assistance : impacts of natural disasters on child schooling in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi (English)

This paper examines the impacts of natural disasters on schooling investments with special focus on the roles of ex-ante actions and ex-post responses using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The importance of ex-ante actions depends on disaster risks and the likelihood of public assistance, which potentially creates substitution between the two actions. The findings show that higher future probabilities of disasters increase the likelihood...

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Quisumbing,Agnes R.;

Yamauchi,Futoshi;

Yohannes, Yisehac;
Document Date
2009/04/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4909
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Malawi, Bangladesh, Ethiopia,
Region
South Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Risks, ex-ante actions and public assistance : impacts of natural disasters on child schooling in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi
Keywords
flood

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Quisumbing,Agnes R.; Yamauchi,Futoshi; Yohannes, Yisehac.

Risks, ex-ante actions and public assistance : impacts of natural disasters on child schooling in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4909 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/901771468274281613

Risks, ex-ante actions and public assistance : impacts of natural disasters on child schooling in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Malawi (English)

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