Arbeitspapier

Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique

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.

ISBN
978-92-9267-025-2
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2021/85

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
Thema
firms
natural disaster
tropical cyclone

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Berkel, Hanna
Fisker, Peter Simonsen
Tarp, Finn
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2021

DOI
doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/025-2
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Berkel, Hanna
  • Fisker, Peter Simonsen
  • Tarp, Finn
  • The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Entstanden

  • 2021

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