We argue that corruption causes greater homelessness following disasters because it weakens resilience, drains resources, and stifles recovery. We test this argument using data on homelessness from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) and data on corruption in the construction sector from the...

Industrial incidents causing injury and fatality generate substantial costs to publicly traded firms. Risks associated with these potential incidents are not limited to only those companies that might be directly involved. Theoretically, stock markets are designed to self-regulate safety...

Managing a hotel within a turbulent environment such as Northern Ireland, where there is an increased threat of a terrorist attack, presents managers with a significant challenge. The relatively open access and busy nature of hotels in Northern Ireland increases their vulnerability to such...

This paper examines the equity market reaction to 77 industrial incidents involving publicly traded companies in the United States over the period 2000-2013. This sample of incidents involves 14,449 injuries and 105 fatalities, with contributing factors identified as company violations and...

This paper examines the impact of chemical industry incidents on the stock prices of the accident company and their direct competitors. Results show that the incident company experiences deeper negative abnormal returns as the number of injuries and fatalities as a result of the incident...

Until very recently the traditional wine producers such as Germany and France enjoyed a virtual monopoly in the Northern Ireland wine market. Changes are beginning to take place with New World Countries having a growing impact in this market place. This paper presents an overview of the Northern...