TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Natural disasters and indicators of social cohesion
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Calo-Blanco, Aitor
A1  - Kovářík, Jaromír
A1  - Mengel, Friederike
A1  - Romero, José Gabriel
SP  - e0176885
EP  - e0176885
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
N2  - Do adversarial environmental conditions create social cohesion? We provide new answers to this question by exploiting spatial and temporal variation in exposure to earthquakes across Chile. Using a variety of methods and controlling for a number of socio-economic variables, we find that exposure to earthquakes has a positive effect on several indicators of social cohesion. Social cohesion increases after a big earthquake and slowly erodes in periods where environmental conditions are less adverse. Our results contribute to the current debate on whether and how environmental conditions shape formal and informal institutions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176885
ID  - ref1
ER  -