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The changing effect of legal origin on death tolls in natural disasters from 1960 to 2008.
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
. Using non-European country data, this paper investigates the effect of legal origin on natural disaster death tolls from … 1960 to 2008, and on the two periods 1960–1989 and 1990–2008. The key findings are that natural disaster death tolls are … role of legal origin, in reducing the level of damage in a disaster, changes according to technological progress. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009278277
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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
disaster outcomes. Using panel data from 98 countries, this paper examines how public sector corruption is associated with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368156
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Development of a Nationwide Seismic Vulnerability Estimation System
Sandi, H.; Pomonis, A.; Francis, S.; Georgescu, E. S.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
to fit the needs of development of earthquake scenarios and of development of an integrated disaster risk management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683297
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Seismic vulnerability assessment: Methodological elements and applications to the case of Romania
Sandi, H.; Pomonis, A.; Francis, S.; Georgescu, E. S.; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
to fit the needs of development of earthquake scenarios and of development of an integrated disaster risk management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008685526
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Hurricane Katrina: Behavioral Health and Health Insurance in Non-Impacted Vulnerable Counties
Pesko, Michael - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
I find causal evidence that Hurricane Katrina increased stress, smoking, binge drinking, and health insurance coverage in the non-impacted storm surge region. In this region, Hurricane Katrina increased health insurance coverage by 440,000 young adults, the number of smokers by 930,000, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107723
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Role of Public Programs and a Natural Barrier in Relative Valuation of Households’ Storm-inflicted Health Outcomes under Optimal Private Defensive Strategies: Evidence from the Coa...
Mahmud, Sakib; Barbier, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper introduces a theoretical model that allows the estimation of a household’s valuation of health risks from … major storms. An endogenous risk framework is developed in which the household can employ ex-ante self-protection and ex … probability of a household experiencing adverse health impacts from a major storm is higher if it has access to ex-post public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108062
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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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Are Private Defensive Expenditures against Storm Damages Affected by Public Programs and Natural Barriers? Evidence from the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh
Mahmud, Sakib; Barbier, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper introduces a household model of private investment in storm protection under an endogenous risk framework to … to self-insurance. However, ex-post public disaster relief and rehabilitation programs are substitutes to self … mangrove protected area invest more in self-protection and less in self-insurance. Other controls, such as household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110755
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Drought management plans and water availability in agriculture:A risk assessment model for a Southern European basin
Blanco, Pérez; Dionisio, Carlos; Gómez, Carlos Mario - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The Drought Management Plans (DMPs) are regulatory instruments that establish priorities among the different water uses and define more stringent constraints to access to publicly provided water during droughts, especially for non-priority uses such as agriculture. These plans have recently...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112902