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| Title | Short and long-term effects of the 1998 Bangladesh flood on rural wages |
| Author |
Mueller, Valerie Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
| ORCID | http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1246-2141 Mueller, Valerie; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5429-1857 Quisumbing, Agnes |
| Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Natural disasters have particularly devastating impacts on economic growth in developing countries because they impede the accumulation of capital. The resilience of labor markets is crucial especially for the poor who rely only on labor to diversify their income portfolio and buffer against risk. Such a risk management strategy may become more challenging as global climate change increases the frequency of natural disasters. We use the Bangladesh Flood Impact panel household survey to evaluate how the 1998 “flood of the century” affected wages in Bangladesh. We find long-term declines in wages where nonagricultural labor markets are more severely affected. We also evaluate how soil quality and proximity to auxiliary labor markets cushion labor markets against the disaster. The most compelling evidence shows that workers in areas further from centers of economic activity are more vulnerable to flood-induced wage losses. Our findings suggest that future emergency relief and climate change programs should consider the protection of labor markets by improving infrastructure to facilitate job searches in alternative locations or reduce migration costs. |
| Series Name | IFPRI Discussion Paper |
| Series Number | 956 |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | English |
| Record Type | Discussion paper |
| Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR | Non-PR |
| Subject - country location |
BANGLADESH SOUTH ASIA ASIA |
| Subject - keywords |
Disasters flood Wages economic growth accumulation of capital Risk management labor markets migration costs Climate change Soil quality |
| JEL Descriptors |
Q54 Climate, Natural Disasters, Global Warming O13 Economic Development: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, Environment, Other Primary Products |
| IFPRI Descriptors |
IFPRI1 GRP32 |
| IFPRI Division |
DSGD PHND |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| Display Notes | Effective January 2007, the Discussion Paper series within each division and the Director General’s Office of IFPRI were merged into one IFPRI–wide Discussion Paper series. The new series begins with number 00689, reflecting the prior publication of 688 discussion papers within the dispersed series. The earlier series are available on IFPRI’s website at http://www.ifpri.org/category/publication-type/discussion-papers. |
| LOC call number | IFPRIDP00956 |
| Physical description | 16 pages |
| IFPRI Web link | http://www.ifpri.org/publication/short-and-long-term-effects-1998-bangladesh-flood-rural-wages |
| RePEc Downloads | https://ideas.repec.org/p/fpr/ifprid/956.html |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 210.cpd |
| Date cataloged | 2019-06-12 |
| Date modified | 2019-06-12 |
| OCLC number | 778453188 |
| CONTENTdm number | 209 |
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| Title | Short and long-term effects of the 1998 Bangladesh flood on rural wages - Page 23 |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| CONTENTdm file name | 208.pdfpage |
| Date cataloged | 2016-08-01 |
| Date modified | 2016-08-01 |
| CONTENTdm number | 207 |
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