%0 Journal Article
%T Natural disasters and mental health: a quantile approach
%J Economics letters
%D 2019
%A Baryshnikova, Nadezhda V.
%A Pham, Ngoc T. A.
%V 180
%N 
%P 62-66
%X This article investigates heterogeneity in the effect of experiencing natural disasters on mental health. Using Australian longitudinal data, we find that home owners generally show a reduction in mental health score after a disaster. There is a strong negative effect in the lowest two quantiles of the distribution for non-owners.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0165-1765
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.04.016