With the increasing number of natural disasters, understanding the links between these events and child health has become timely and pertinent. Using a panel dataset, this paper empirically investigates the persistent effects on child health due to exposure to a series of natural disasters that occurred from 2002 to 2007 in Indonesia. We find that girls exposed to multiple disaster events are 0.19 standard deviations shorter and are 7 per cent more likely to be stunted when measured 7 to 12 years later. We find no persistent effect on boys. From a public policy perspective, we highlight the need for coping strategies beyond access to credit or remittances in order to mitigate growth retardation in children.

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自然灾害与儿童健康

随着自然灾害数量的增加，了解这些事件与儿童健康之间的联系已变得及时和相关。本文使用面板数据集，实证研究了 2002 年至 2007 年在印度尼西亚发生的一系列自然灾害对儿童健康的持续影响。我们发现，在 7 到 12 年后测量时，暴露于多重灾难事件中的女孩的身高缩短了 0.19 个标准差，并且发育迟缓的可能性增加了 7%。我们发现对男孩没有持续影响。从公共政策的角度来看，我们强调需要在获得信贷或汇款之外采取应对策略，以减轻儿童的生长迟缓。