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Perceptions, Expectations, and Entrepreneurship : The Role of Extreme Events
Brück, Tilman - 2010
We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extreme events – natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues – such as fear of failure in starting a business...
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How Policy Changes Affect Shareholder Wealth : The Case of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
Betzer, André - 2011
the unique and unexpected German reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which involved the immediate shutdown …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121551
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Risk-Taking Behavior in the Wake of Natural Disasters
Cameron, Lisa A. - 2012
villages. The impact persists for several years, particularly if the disaster was severe. Some, but not all, of this effect is … probability of a disaster occurring and the expected severity of such a disaster suggest that changes in perceptions of background …
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Persistent Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Nutrition and Schooling : Evidence from the 1999 Colombian Earthquake
Bustelo, Monserrat - 2013
This paper studies the impact of the 1999 Colombian Earthquake on child nutrition and schooling. The identification strategy combines household survey data with event data on the timing and location of the earthquake, exploiting the exogenous exposure of children to the shock. The paper uniquely...
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Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration : An Empirical Analysis in Developing Countries
Drabo, Alassane - 2013
following years. Thus, climate change has taken an essential place in the world governance. The relationship between climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092466
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Natural Disaster, Policy Action, and Mental Well-Being : The Case of Fukushima
Goebel, Jan - 2013
We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on people's mental well‐being in another industrialized country, more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073846
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Natural Disasters and University Enrolment : Evidence from L'Aquila Earthquake
Cerqua, Augusto - 2015
after the disaster. This natural disaster, however, caused a compositional change in the first-year student population, with … a substantial increase in the number of students aged 21 or above. This is likely to have been driven by post-disaster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013015023
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Gender Differences in Altruism : Responses to a Natural Disaster
Lilley, Matthew - 2016
donations following the Bushfires, compared to non-disaster periods, is substantially greater for females than males; the … proportional increase in the number of females donating for the first time after the disaster is approximately twice the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013001303
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Modelling Charitable Donations to an Unexpected Natural Disaster : Evidence from the U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Brown, Sarah - 2009
tsunami disaster and other charitable donations. The empirical evidence suggests that donations specifically for the victims …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155568
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The Economic Impact of Migrants from Hurricane Maria
Peri, Giovanni - 2020
Using a synthetic control estimation strategy we examine the economic impact of a large inflow of people from Puerto Rico into Orlando in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017. We find that aggregate employment in Orlando increased as a result of the...
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