Insuring Growth: The Impact of Disaster Funds on Economic Reconstruction in Mexico
By taking advantage of the sharp rules that govern the municipal-level eligibility for reconstruction funds in Mexico, this paper provides some of the first estimates of the impact of disaster funds on local economic activity. The main finding is that access to disaster funding boosts local economic activity between 2 and 4 percent in the year following the disaster.
Topics
Sovereign for Country
DRF on Budget Protection
DRF on Analytics
DRF Training and Knowledge
DRF on Resilient Livelihoods
Regions & Countries
Latin America and Caribbean
Mexico
Date of Publication
June, 2016