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Extreme weather events and economic activity : the case of low water levels on the Rhine river
Ademmer, Martin; Jannsen, Nils; Mösle, Saskia - In: German economic review : GER 24 (2023) 2, pp. 121-144
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014288257
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Risk premia and the social cost of carbon : a review
Kousky, Carolyn; Kopp, Robert E.; Cooke, Roger M. - 2011
Abstract Reducing greenhouse gas emissions not only lowers expected damages from climate change but also reduces the risk of catastrophic impacts. However, estimates of the social cost of carbon, which measures the marginal value of carbon dioxide abatement, often do not capture this risk...
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Helping displaced workers back into jobs after a natural disaster : recent experiences in OECD countries
Venn, Danielle - 2012
damage and loss of customers. Even if employment levels return to their pre-disaster levels, the mix of jobs and workers may … natural disaster. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683149
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Building the resilience of the United States’ agricultural sector to extreme floods
Gray, Emily - 2021
. Formal networks build relationships and capabilities before a disaster, improving the effectiveness of disaster preparedness … floods on production. However, most farm support is directed to agricultural risk management policies and disaster assistance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630049
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Flood Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Benefits in Mumbai : An Initial Assessment of Socio-Economic Consequences of Present and Climate Change Induced Flood Risks and o...
Hallegatte, Stéphane; Ranger, Nicola; Bhattacharya, Sumana - 2010
shown by the survey, the marginalized population has little access to financial support in disaster aftermaths, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445918
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Property Insurance and Disaster Risk : New Evidence from Mortgage Escrow Data
Keys, Benjamin J.; Mulder, Philip - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
associated with a stronger relationship between premiums and local disaster risk: A one standard-deviation increase in disaster …-through of reinsurance costs. Third, we project that if the reinsurance shock persists, growing disaster risk will lead climate …
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Disaster Management
Van Reenen, John; Norris Keiller, Agnes - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Climate change is making natural disasters more frequent, yet little is known about the capacity of firms to withstand such disasters and adapt to their increased frequency. We examine this issue using a the latest wave of the World Management Survey (WMS) that includes new questions on firms'...
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Retail Investors' Activity and Climate Disasters
Finta, Marinela Adriana - 2022
month's order imbalances. In the short run, firms within climate disaster counties with retail net buying underperform those … with negative imbalances. Instead, in the long run, firms within and outside climate disaster counties with positive order …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014237038
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Evolution of Risk Aversion over Five Years after a Major Natural Disaster
Ingwersen, Nicholas; Frankenberg, Elizabeth; Thomas, Duncan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
The impact of exposure to a major unanticipated natural disaster on the evolution of survivors' attitudes toward risk … assume greater financial risk in the short-term while rebuilding their lives after the disaster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250120
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Natural Disasters and Municipal Bonds
Auh, Jun Kyung; Choi, Jaewon; Deryugina, Tatyana; Park, Tim - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
: returns of uninsured bonds fall slowly in the weeks following a disaster, by 0.31% on average, translating into investor … losses of almost $10 billion. Source of bond revenue, bond insurance, disaster severity, federal disaster aid, and local …
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