Publications [#266620] of Elizabeth Frankenberg

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Papers Published

  1. Frankenberg, E; Gillespie, T; Preston, S; Sikoki, B; Thomas, D. "MORTALITY, THE FAMILY AND THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI.." The Economic Journal 121.554 (August, 2011): F162-F182. [doi]
    (last updated on 2019/07/07)

    Abstract:
    Over 130,000 people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The correlates of survival are examined using data from the Study of the Tsunami Aftermath and Recovery (STAR), a population-representative survey collected in Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia, before and after the tsunami. Children, older adults and females were the least likely to survive. Whereas socio-economic factors mattered relatively little, the evidence is consistent with physical strength playing a role. Pre-tsunami household composition is predictive of survival and suggests that stronger members sought to help weaker members: men helped their wives, parents and children, while women helped their children.

Elizabeth Frankenberg