Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/147855 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 10169
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This study examines whether hurricanes have any impact on performance in standardized examinations. The analysis uses a panel of thirteen Caribbean countries and over 800 schools for the period 1993 through 2010. In particular, the effect on subjects in the humanities and sciences are examined. A generalized difference-in-difference technique is utilized to study the relationship at the school, parish, year and country level. The results show a negative and significant effect on performance in the sciences if hurricanes strike when school is in session and a positive or no effect when school is not in session. In addition, subjects in the humanities remain unaffected.
Subjects: 
rate of return
human capital
hurricanes
JEL: 
I2
Q54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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