targets with expected disaster shocks. This paper contributes to the literature and policy dialogue by theoretically analyzing …

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 …

average. We find that countries that have in place disaster preparedness mechanisms and lower public debt have lower … probability of witnessing a significant drop in growth as a consequence of a natural disaster, but our innovative methodology in … this paper finds that the two policies are complements since their effectiveness vary across different disaster scenarios …

natural disaster shocks in general tend not to be statistically significant, international assistance to low income countries … increases following geological disaster shocks. Furthermore, the results show that typically, other private capital flows (bank …

are based on a Monte-Carlo experiment that simulates natural disaster shocks and their impact on output and government …

facing large natural disaster shocks. The modeldemonstrates the key trade-off between building up sufficient retirement … savings andensuring the access to savings against natural disaster shocks, and sheds light on welfareimplications of early …

for disaster shocks for the Pacific islands. Better incorporating the economic impact of natural disasters in the medium …