Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique
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Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique. / Berkel, Hanna Mareen; Fisker, Peter Kielberg; Tarp, Finn.
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T1 - Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique
AU - Berkel, Hanna Mareen
AU - Fisker, Peter Kielberg
AU - Tarp, Finn
PY - 2021/5/31
Y1 - 2021/5/31
N2 - This study investigates how manufacturing companies were affected by tropical Cyclone Idai, which struck Central Mozambique in March 2019.The analysis builds upon a representative sample of 464 enterprises located in the cities of Beira and Chimoio which were interviewed 6 and 12 months after the natural disaster. While Beira was largely destroyed in the event, inland Chimoio was only affected to a minor degree, thus constituting our control group.Overall, we find that the cyclone had a large negative effect on income and profits, especially in the month immediately following landfall. Furthermore, the disaster hit some types of manufacturing firms much harder than others. For instance, businesses in the construction industry saw no significant decline in income, whereas micro enterprises, female-owned businesses, and tailors were among the most affected.
AB - This study investigates how manufacturing companies were affected by tropical Cyclone Idai, which struck Central Mozambique in March 2019.The analysis builds upon a representative sample of 464 enterprises located in the cities of Beira and Chimoio which were interviewed 6 and 12 months after the natural disaster. While Beira was largely destroyed in the event, inland Chimoio was only affected to a minor degree, thus constituting our control group.Overall, we find that the cyclone had a large negative effect on income and profits, especially in the month immediately following landfall. Furthermore, the disaster hit some types of manufacturing firms much harder than others. For instance, businesses in the construction industry saw no significant decline in income, whereas micro enterprises, female-owned businesses, and tailors were among the most affected.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - firms
KW - natural disaster
KW - tropical cyclone
U2 - 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/025-2
DO - 10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/025-2
M3 - Working paper
BT - Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique
PB - UNU-WIDER
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