“The Dust Was Long in Settling”: Human Capital and the Lasting Impact of the American Dust Bowl

Arthi, Vellore

doi:10.1017/s0022050718000074

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“…3 Other environmental shocks experienced during pregnancy include rainfall that led to positive changes in income through improved agricultural output (Maccini and Yang 2009), Dust Bowl erosion that resulted in poor economic conditions (Cutler et al 2007;Arthi 2015), and wildfires that caused a deterioration in air quality (Jayachandran 2009). A parallel stream of the literature focuses on the role of fetal exposure to famine (Lindeboom et al 2010) and alcohol (Nilsson, 2016).…”

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Long-Run Consequences of Exposure to Natural Disasters

Karbownik

Wray

2019

Journal of Labor Economics

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We utilize the individual-level World War I Draft Registration Cards matched to late-nineteenth century hurricane paths and the 1940 U.S. Census to explore whether fetal and early childhood exposure to stress caused by hurricanes a¯ects human capital development and labor market outcomes in adulthood. Di¯erence-in-di¯erences estimates indicate that white males who were born in the South and experienced a hurricane either in utero or as infants had lower income at ages 42 to 53. They are robust to alternate specifications of either the treatment or outcome variables, as well as changes in the tolerance for imperfectly matched historical data.

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Long-Run Consequences of Exposure to Natural Disasters

Karbownik

Wray

2019

Journal of Labor Economics

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“…James N. Gregory (1989) focuses on migration to California and the subsequent development of “Okie culture.” Geoff Cunfer (2005) is an environmental history that focuses primarily on the Plains region itself more than on its frequently transitory inhabitants. Vellore Arthi (2018) analyzes the long-term impacts of childhood exposure to the Dust Bowl. While we learn much from these histories, much remains unknown with respect to the relevant migration dynamics and the migrants themselves.…”

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Refugees from Dust and Shrinking Land: Tracking the Dust Bowl Migrants

Long

Siu

2018

J. Econ. Hist.

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We construct longitudinal data from U.S. census records to study the economics of the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s. Most of our findings contradict long-standing perceptions. While migration rates were high relative to elsewhere in the United States, they were similar to migration rates from the region in the 1920s. Relative to other occupations, farmers were the least likely to move. Furthermore, migrants from the Dust Bowl were not exceptionally likely to move to California. Finally, there was negligible migrant selectivity, and migration was not associated with long-lasting negative labor market outcomes; indeed, for farmers, the gains from migration were positive.

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“…This may include improving education, future income, and productivity; delaying a decision about retirement; or the avoidance of early mortality. In this respect, reduced labor force participation has the same effect as unemployment, because people are excluded from the labor market, which requires an increase in state-funded social support programs [18].…”

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Economic Consequences of Population Morbidity

Petrov

Panova

Varshavskij

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JPRI

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In the modern world, the morbidity of the population plays an important role in the dynamics of economic processes. On the one hand, significant government expenditures on providing the necessary medical care and medicines to citizens directly or indirectly affect the dynamics of budget expenditures. On the other hand, state guarantees for financial support of citizens during their disability are also a costly budget item. Finally, global disasters such as pandemics certainly damage the economies of entire states in particular and the world as a whole. The purpose of the work is to consider the features of the economic consequences of population morbidity. According to the results of the study, it should be concluded that the morbidity of citizens of any country is always the reason for the state's expenses for their treatment and rehabilitation. At the same time, it is quite profitable for the state that citizens again acquire the necessary working capacity, since this directly affects the amount of taxes received by the state Treasury. At the same time, favorable working conditions significantly reduce the morbidity of the population and the occurrence of disability, which also, while reducing the cost of treatment and restoring the health of citizens, contributes to maintaining an appropriate level of taxation. However, the morbidity of the population – the main productive force of any country-can be associated with the development of various kinds of epidemics and pandemics, when the spread of infection partially paralyzes the economy. Outbreaks of infectious diseases can easily cross borders and threaten economic stability. The current outbreak of human coronavirus (COVID-19) is a reminder of this threat. The constant adaptation of microbes, as well as their ability to develop and become resistant to antibacterial and antiviral agents, ensures that infectious diseases will continue to be a constant and ever-changing economic threat. Consequently, the assessment of these threats is important to inform households, governments and businesses about potential economic shocks as a result of outbreaks of infectious diseases. The purpose of the study is to determine the degree of economic consequences of population morbidity in the modern world. The objectives of the study should include: - identification of the impact of population morbidity on the economy of a country; - analysis of the scale of economic consequences for countries as a result of the spread of infectious diseases; - assessment of the possibility of reducing the negative impact of population morbidity on the economy of countries.

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“The Dust Was Long in Settling”: Human Capital and the Lasting Impact of the American Dust Bowl

Cited by 46 publications

References 47 publications

Long-Run Consequences of Exposure to Natural Disasters

Long-Run Consequences of Exposure to Natural Disasters

Refugees from Dust and Shrinking Land: Tracking the Dust Bowl Migrants

Economic Consequences of Population Morbidity

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