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The impact of natural disasters on economic growth
Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Becerra, Oscar; Acevedo, Laura - 2021
rates in the disaster's aftermath. In contrast, when the severity of the events is determined by physical intensity rather …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012628798
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The economics of natural disasters : a survey
Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Noy, Ilan - 2009
main disaster data sources available, discusses the determinants of the direct effects of disasters, and distinguishes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010247143
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Catastrophic natural disasters and economic growth
Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Galiani, Sebastián; Noy, Ilan; … - 2010
This paper examines the short and long-run average causal impact of catastrophic natural disasters on economic growth by combining information from comparative case studies. The counterfactual of the cases studied is assessed by constructing synthetic control groups, taking advantage of the fact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246562
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An exploration of the link between development, economic growth, and natural risk
Hallegatte, Stéphane - 2013 - Revised version: April 7, 2013
probability of disaster occurrence to decrease with income; (ii) the capital at risk - and thus the economic losses in case of … disaster - to increase faster than economic growth; (iii) the average annual losses to grow faster than income at low levels of … observation of a trend in disaster losses should not be confused with the presence of excessive risk taking. In a descriptive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009737203
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Assessing direct and indirect economic impacts of a flood event through the integration of spatial and computable general equilibrium modelling
Carrera, Lorenzo; Standardi, Gabriele; Bosello, Francesco; … - 2014
losses, and ii) the model is able to capture both positive and negative economic effects of a disaster in different areas of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413612
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Climate change, armed conflicts and resilience
D'Angeli, Mariagrazia; Marin, Giovanni; Paglialunga, Elena - 2022
In recent years, there has been rapid development of the literature linking climate change and armed conflicts. Although no conclusionary evidence has been found of a direct link between climate change and armed conflicts, still climate change has been addressed as an important trigger,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814563
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Climate change, sea level rise, and coastal disasters : a review of modeling practices
Bosello, Francesco; De Cian, Enrica - 2013
The climate change impacts on sea level rise and coastal disasters, and the possible adaptation responses have been studied using very different approaches, such as very detailed site-specific engineering studies and global macroeconomic assessments of costal zones vulnerability. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225975
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Gestionando el riesgo : efectos de la gobernabilidad en las pérdidas humanas por desastres en América Latina y el Caribe
Guerrero Compeán, Roberto; Piedad Salazar, Lina; … - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011715171
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Disaster and political trust : a natural experiment from the 2017 Mexico City earthquake
Frost, Margaret; Kim, Sangeun; Scartascini, Carlos G.; … - 2024
examines whether natural disasters can impact general political trust and if disaster relief efforts can mitigate these effects …. We investigate the relationships between disaster, trust, and aid using novel survey data collected before and after a 7 ….1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City in September 2017. Our findings reveal that the disaster resulted in an 11% decrease in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454664
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Environment and growth
Horii, Ryo; Ikefuji, Masako - 2014
This paper examines the implications of the mutual causality between environmental quality and economic growth. While economic growth deteriorates the environment through increasing amounts of pollution, the deteriorated environment in turn limits the possibility of further economic growth. In a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344293