Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness

Mohapatra, Sanket; Joseph, George; Ratha, Dilip

dc.creator	Mohapatra, Sanket
dc.creator	Joseph, George
dc.creator	Ratha, Dilip
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:14:36Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:14:36Z
dc.date	2009-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-18T19:39:19Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-18T19:39:19Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111019081744
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4353
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249853
dc.description	Macro- and micro-economic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing households against natural disasters and in coping with the loss afterwards. Analysis of cross-country macroeconomic data shows that remittances increase in the aftermath of natural disasters in countries that have a larger number of migrants abroad. Analysis of household survey data in Bangladesh shows that per capita consumption was higher in remittance-receiving households than in others after the 1998 flood. Ethiopian households that receive international remittances seem to rely more on cash reserves and less on selling household assets or livestock to cope with drought. In Burkina Faso and Ghana, international remittance-receiving households, especially those receiving remittances from high-income developed countries, tend to have housing built of concrete rather than mud and greater access to communication equipment, suggesting that they are better prepared against natural disasters.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research Working Paper ; no. WPS 4972
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SHOCK
dc.subject	AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	ARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subject	ASSET HOLDING
dc.subject	AVALANCHES
dc.subject	CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject	CASE STUDY
dc.subject	CASH RESERVES
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CONSUMER DURABLES
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subject	CROP LOSSES
dc.subject	CULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subject	DIASPORA
dc.subject	DISASTER EVENT
dc.subject	DISASTER EVENTS
dc.subject	DISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subject	DISASTER RECOVERY
dc.subject	DISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subject	DISASTER RELIEF
dc.subject	DISASTER RESPONSE
dc.subject	DISASTER RISK
dc.subject	DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subject	DISEASES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC REMITTANCES
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	DROUGHTS
dc.subject	EARTHQUAKE
dc.subject	EARTHQUAKES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EFFECTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	EMIGRATION
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	FAMINE
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FLOOD
dc.subject	FLOODING
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	HOME COUNTRY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD NUMBER
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN LIFE
dc.subject	HURRICANE
dc.subject	HURRICANES
dc.subject	ILLNESS
dc.subject	IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME SHOCKS
dc.subject	INCOMES
dc.subject	INCREASE IN REMITTANCES
dc.subject	INFORMAL REMITTANCE
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INSURANCE COMPANIES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
dc.subject	INVENTORIES
dc.subject	JOB TRAINING
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARD
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	LOSS OF ASSETS
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC DATA
dc.subject	MICRO-DATA
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject	MIGRANT REMITTANCE
dc.subject	MIGRANT REMITTANCES
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONES
dc.subject	MONETARY FUND
dc.subject	MONEY TRANSFER
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTER
dc.subject	NATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject	NATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	NUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subject	NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	PEACE
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	PORTFOLIO
dc.subject	PRIVATE DEBT
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	RECONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	REGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subject	REMITTANCE
dc.subject	REMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE RECEIVING
dc.subject	REMITTANCE RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE TRANSFER
dc.subject	REMITTANCE TRANSFERS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE-RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REMITTANCES FOR INVESTMENT
dc.subject	REMITTANCES REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	ROLE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	SAFETY NET
dc.subject	SHOCKS TO INCOMES
dc.subject	SOCIAL COUNCIL
dc.subject	STANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subject	STANDARD ERRORS
dc.subject	STOCKS
dc.subject	STORMS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	TRANSFER CHANNELS
dc.subject	TSUNAMI
dc.subject	TSUNAMIS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	USE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	WAR
dc.title	Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper