Economic crises and natural disasters: coping strategies and policy implications

摘要

This paper reviews 12 studies presented at a conference examining two broad themes: (a) the interplay between household coping strategics and the impact of crises and natural disasters on various dimensions of well-being (e.g., consumption and childnutrition): and (b) some of the exante and ex-post strategies that public agencies can adopt so they can be more effective in protecting households and their members from the potentially adverse impacts of aggregate shocks.