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Public sector corruption and the probability of technological disasters
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
A growing number of studies have explored the influence of institution on the outcomes of disasters and accidents from the viewpoint of political economy. This paper focuses on the probability of the occurrence of disasters rather than disaster outcomes. Using panel data from 98 countries, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368156
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The Contribution of Non-Physical Resources and Strategic Household Decision-making to Environmental and Policy Risks
Mariam, Yohannes; Galaty, John; Coffin, Garth - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1993
-surplus regions suggest that in situations where all producers are subjected to a common source of risk (e.g. rainfall): I …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005616632
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The economics of global environmental risk
Chichilnisky, Graciela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
into the future. It proposes sound principles of risk management that make sense in today's society generally, going beyond … them, it deals with different aspects of the theory of risk-bearing. I explain current responses to global change, focusing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619688
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Ethnic heterogeneity and the probability of technological disasters
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper uses cross-country data from 1965 to 2008 to examine how ethnic heterogeneity affects the probability of technological disasters. Estimation results showed that ethnic heterogeneity increased the probability of technological disasters.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147603
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Public sector corruption and the probability of technological disasters
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
A growing number of works have explored the influence of institution on the outcomes of disasters and accidents from the viewpoint of political economy. This paper focuses on the probability of the occurrence of disasters rather than disaster outcomes. Using panel data from 98 countries, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151567
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Impact of natural disaster on public sector corruption
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper uses inter-country panel data obtained during the period 1990 to 2010 to examine how the occurrence of natural disasters has affected corruption within the public sector. There are a number of major findings from this study. (1) Natural disasters lead to corruption within the public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108723
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20 years of stated preference valuation of non-timber benefits from Fennoscandian forests: A meta-analysis
Lindhjem, Henrik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
Stated preference (SP) surveys have been conducted to value non-timber benefits (NTBs) from forests in Norway, Sweden and Finland for about 20 years. The paper first reviews the literature and summarises methodological traditions in SP research in the three countries. Second, a meta-regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617090
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Socio-Economic Context of Saving Biodiversity
Gul, Rjaz - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Since the beginning of time mankind has depended upon the available natural resources for survival, although the contribution of biodiversity to the sustainable development has recently been acknowledged. The need for this recognition arose from the fact that biodiversity provides a variety of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108266
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Estimating the recreational value of Kakum National Park in Ghana
Ankomah, Emmanuel; Adu, Kofi Osei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
National parks and Conservational area in general play major role in human life. They serve as habitats for animals and insects, protection of water bodies, carbon sequestration, recreational sites, source of income and source of revenue to government. Notwithstanding these benefits there are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114218
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Amenities and Risk in Forest Management
Brunette, Marielle; Couture, Stéphane; Langlais, Eric - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The objective of the paper is to analyze the risk management behavior of a non-industrial private forest owner under … uncertainty about timber production. Two types of hedging strategies with harvesting decisions are studied: a financial practice … versus a physical one. We develop a two-period model of hedging and harvesting decisions when the forest owner values the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835860