Citation

Baryshnikova NV, Pham NTA. Econ. Lett. 2019; 180: 62-66.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.econlet.2019.04.016

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article investigates heterogeneity in the effect of experiencing natural disasters on mental health. Using Australian longitudinal data, we find that home owners generally show a reduction in mental health score after a disaster. There is a strong negative effect in the lowest two quantiles of the distribution for non-owners.

Language: en

Keywords

Disasters; Home owners; Mental health; Quantile treatment effects