, however, could also play a role in disaster preparedness. In particular, I examine whether governments that are deemed to be … investment in disaster preparedness. I find an inverse U-shaped relationship between repression and casualties, with countries at …

empirical literature studying the “China shock.” We find that the China shock leads to average welfare increases in most U …

This study provides new causal evidence for the impact of a large-scale natural disaster on local economic activity in … disaster relief during the reformist government of President Khatami, the political trust and mobilization of civil society in …, economic activity in Bam County returns to its pre-disaster development path after seven years …

managing natural hazards. Our results show that countries differ a lot in their disaster management efficiencies, with richer … institutions of higher quality indeed correlate with higher disaster relief efficiencies. Most important are indicators of good … with a 10%higher disaster relief efficiency will save one more life and protect four more people at the cost of $8 million in …