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effects on the macroeconomy. Research on disaster risks has also actively been pursued in the macroeconomic models of climate … change. Our paper uses insights from the former work to study disaster risks in the macroeconomics of climate change and to … spell out policy needs. Empirically the link between carbon dioxide emission and the frequency of climate related disaster …
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targets with expected disaster shocks. This paper contributes to the literature and policy dialogue by theoretically analyzing …
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experience suggests there are ways to strengthen policy frameworks to increase resilience to natural disaster shocks, including …
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ex-ante preparedness is needed to manage the risks. The paper discusses sovereign experience with disaster insurance as a … use by vulnerable countries. The paper especially aims to inform policy decisions on disaster insurance. Through …
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Resilience to climate change and natural disasters hinges on two fundamental elements: financial protection -insurance and self-insurance- and structural protection -investment in adaptation. Using a dynamic general equilibrium model calibrated to the St. Lucia's economy, this paper shows that...
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fiscal policy efforts such as ad hoc fiscal rebalancing and reprioritization. The findings help better customize disaster …
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policies, such as building adaptation infrastructure and fiscalbuffers, and contrast these policies with the post-disaster …, while helping withstand the impact of the natural disaster. In an applicationto Vanuatu, we find that donors should provide …
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This paper seeks to determine the effects that natural disasters have on per capita GDP and on the debt to GDP ratio in the Caribbean. Two types of natural disasters are studied –storms and floods– given their prevalence in the region, while considering the effects of both moderate and...
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drops by 0.7 percentage point in the year of the disaster. We also find that, during 1980-2014, trend growth was 0 …
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The exposure of low-income countries to natural disasters has a significant impact on food production and food security. This paper provides a framework for assessing a country's vulnerability to food crisis in the event of natural disasters. The paper finds that macroeconomic and structural...
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