Do natural disasters change savings and employment choices : evidence from Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorEskander, Shaikh
dc.contributor.authorFankhauser, Sam
dc.contributor.authorJha, Shikha
dc.contributor.authorBatool, Samavia
dc.contributor.authorQaisrani, Ayesha
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-02T15:34:04Z
dc.date.available2020-03-02T15:34:04Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.description.abstractThe paper explores to what extent households adjust their savings and income strategies in response to floods. Using a detailed panel dataset that was assembled concurrently with two major flood events in Pakistan, evidence shows household economic adjustments. However, these appear to be temporary: affected farmers move away from agriculture as an immediate response to floods, but they return within a year. Flood affected households allocate a significant portion of their post-flood income to replenish livestock and seeds. The findings have policy implications in terms of strategies to develop nonfarm employment, and in financing economic migration to reduce income vulnerability.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Government's Department for International Development (DfID)
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.issn2515-5709
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58573
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSEMI-ARID REGIONSen
dc.subjectFLOODINGen
dc.subjectRURAL LIVELIHOODSen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERSen
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESSen
dc.subjectPAKISTANen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleDo natural disasters change savings and employment choices : evidence from Pakistanen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY-NC-SA 2.5en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107643
idrc.project.titlePathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-252088
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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