This paper investigates the link between development, economic growth, and the economic losses from natural disasters … development and slower than income at high levels of development. In that case, increasing risk-taking reinforces economic growth … disaster – to increase faster than economic growth; (iii) the average annual losses to grow faster than income at low levels of …

. Finally, and more optimistically, when we consider our results in the context of institutions and growth, we conclude that … there is a possibility of reaching a double dividend. Reductions in corruption would induce both higher growth rates and … development. …

used in the abatement sector determines the existence and the direction of the growth-effect. A tighter environmental tax …

degradation increases in the early stages of growth, but it eventually decreases as income exceeds a threshold level. The present …

Data on the growth performances of countries with similar comparative (dis)advantage and political institutions reveal … a striking variation across world regions. While some former autocracies such as the East Asian growth miracles have … a political economy explanation of these diverging paths of development by addressing the preferences of the country …