The purpose of the present paper is to disentangle the mechanisms that connect climate change-induced disasters, inequality and vulnerability by accounting for both directions of causality. We do so by means of a simultaneous equations approach on a panel of 149 countries from 1992 to 2018. The empirical analysis reveals that countries with higher levels of income inequality suffer greater damages when hit by a natural disaster. At the same time, inequality is found to increase the number of people affected by disasters. Our analysis discloses the existence of a vicious cycle that keeps some countries stuck in a disasters-inequality trap.

Cappelli, F., Costantini, V., Consoli, D. (2021). The trap of climate change-induced “natural” disasters and inequality. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS, 70(102329) [10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102329].

The trap of climate change-induced “natural” disasters and inequality

Cappelli F.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Costantini V.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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Consoli D.
Membro del Collaboration Group
2021-01-01

Abstract

The purpose of the present paper is to disentangle the mechanisms that connect climate change-induced disasters, inequality and vulnerability by accounting for both directions of causality. We do so by means of a simultaneous equations approach on a panel of 149 countries from 1992 to 2018. The empirical analysis reveals that countries with higher levels of income inequality suffer greater damages when hit by a natural disaster. At the same time, inequality is found to increase the number of people affected by disasters. Our analysis discloses the existence of a vicious cycle that keeps some countries stuck in a disasters-inequality trap.
2021
Cappelli, F., Costantini, V., Consoli, D. (2021). The trap of climate change-induced “natural” disasters and inequality. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS, 70(102329) [10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102329].
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