Dr Nourin Shabnam nourin.shabnam@durham.ac.uk
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Food Affordability and Double Catastrophe in Early Life: Lessons from the 1974–75 Bangladesh Famine
Shabnam, Nourin; Ulubaşoğlu, Mehmet A.; Guven, Cahit
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Mehmet A. Ulubaşoğlu
Cahit Guven
Abstract
We study the educational outcomes of the 1974–75 Bangladesh famine among early life survivors using the 1991 Bangladesh micro-census data. We find that famine adversely affected survivor children in areas that experienced higher rice prices relative to labour wages. However, children living in wealthy households in famine-stricken areas escaped the adverse effects and had similar educational outcomes as those with no famine exposure. We also find that, surprisingly, exposure to a double catastrophe (i.e., concurrent famine and flood) in early life had weaker effects on survivor children's education than exposure to a single catastrophe. We show that disaster-alleviation mechanisms were more effective in districts affected by double disasters.
Citation
Shabnam, N., Ulubaşoğlu, M. A., & Guven, C. (2022). Food Affordability and Double Catastrophe in Early Life: Lessons from the 1974–75 Bangladesh Famine. Economic Record, 98(S1), 24-51. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12668
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 2, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 8, 2022 |
Publication Date | Sep 6, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Feb 21, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 23, 2023 |
Journal | Economic Record |
Print ISSN | 0013-0249 |
Electronic ISSN | 1475-4932 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 98 |
Issue | S1 |
Pages | 24-51 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12668 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1181134 |
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