PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Andrabi, Tahir
AU  - Daniels, Benjamin
AU  - Das, Jishnu
TI  - Human Capital Accumulation and Disasters
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.59.2.0520-10887R1
DP  - 2023 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 1057--1096
VI  - 58
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/58/4/1057.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/58/4/1057.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2023 Jul 01; 58
AB  - In 2005 a large earthquake struck northern Pakistan. Exposure to the earthquake was plausibly exogenous to household and individual characteristics, and households received substantial compensation after the earthquake. Four years later, there were no differences in household or adult outcomes by earthquake exposure. Nevertheless, children under age three at the time of the earthquake accumulated large height deficits, and children aged 3–11 scored significantly worse on academic tests, unless their mothers had completed primary education. Even disasters that are accompanied with substantial compensation can lead to severe disruptions in the accumulation of human capital.