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Evidence from measuring community flood resilience in Asia

Laurien, Finn; Keating, Adriana - 2019

Disaster risk and subsequent loss and damage in Asia are increasing at an alarming rate, threatening socioeconomic … levels must be complemented by action at the community level. Measuring community disaster resilience can help lead to novel … and systemic investments that build community resilience. Our analysis of community flood resilience data finds …

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Build back better : what is it, and what should it be?

Noy, Ilan; Ferrarini, Benno; Park, Donghyun - 2019

The long-term economic consequences of catastrophic disasters are poorly understood. This lacuna is surprising since the long-term effects may be much more important than the short-term emergency phase. In contrast, the policy literature is full of aspirational plans to "build back better" (BBB)...

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Impacts of natural disasters on households and small businesses in India

Patankar, Archana - 2019

critical insights into asset the exposure of, and direct and indirect impacts on, urban and rural entities. The flood impact … devastation and distress caused. It also highlights the heterogeneity of flood impacts and the potential to push the poor into a …

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When fast growing economies slow down : international evidence and implications for the People's Republic of China

Eichengreen, Barry; Park, Donghyun; Shin, Kwanho - 2011

Using international data starting 1957, we construct a sample of cases where fast-growing economies slow down. The evidence suggests that rapidly growing economies slow down significantly, in the sense that the growth rate downshifts by at least 2 percentage points when their per capita incomes...

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Impact of tourism on regional economic growth : a global value chain perspective

Liu, Anyu - 2022

economic contribution of tourism to Thailand as well as to the global economy. Findings suggest that tourism in Thailand …

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The impact of typhoons on economic activity in the Philippines : evidence from nightlight intensity

Strobl, Eric - 2019

We quantify the economic impact of typhoons in the Philippines. To this end we construct a panel data set of local economic activity derived from nightlight intensity satellite images and a cell level measure of typhoon damage constructed from storm track data, a wind field model, and a stylized...

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What works to control COVID-19? : econometric analysis of a cross-country panel

Chen, Liming; Raitzer, David; Hasan, Rana; Lavado, Rouselle - 2020

We use cross-country panel data to examine the effects of a variety of nonpharmaceutical interventions used by governments to suppress the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We find that while lockdown measures lead to reductions in disease transmission rates as captured by the...

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The impact of tropical cyclones on fishing activities in the Philippines

Noy, Ilan; Lacheheb, Miloud; Pundit, Madhavi - 2023

In this paper, we identify the main fishing grounds and track the response of fishing vessels' activity to tropical cyclones (TCs) in the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone during 2012. We use satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to locate fishing vessels...

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Nowcasting from space : impact of tropical cyclones on Fiji's agriculture

Noy, Ilan; Blanc, Elodie; Pundit, Madhavi; Uher, Tomas - 2023

The standard approach to 'nowcast' disaster impacts, which relies on risk models, does not typically account for the … nowcasting, and for post-disaster damage assessment. We focus on Fiji and on its agriculture sector, and on tropical cyclones … be used for both nowcasting and post-disaster damage assessments. …

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Impacts of sea level rise on economic growth in developing Asia

Asuncion, Ruben Carlo; Lee, Minsoo - 2017

Global sea level rise (SLR) variations have undeniably begun to make an impact on highly vulnerable economies. These impacts of SLR are a key component of the projected economic damage of climate change, an important input to climate change policies and adaptive measures. This paper considers...

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