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Do natural disasters stimulate individual saving? : evidence from a natural experiment in a highly developed country
Berlemann, Michael; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich; Tutt, Jascha - 2015
While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to filling this gap in the literature by studying how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010516460
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Do natural disasters stimulate individual saving? : evidence from a natural experiment in a highly developed country
Berlemann, Michael; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich; Tutt, Jascha - 2015
While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to filling this gap in the literature by studying how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010518804
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Do natural disasters stimulate individual saving? : evidence from a natural experiment in a highly developed country
Berlemann, Michael; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich; Tutt, Jascha - 2015
While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to filling this gap in the literature by studying how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283079
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Contributions regarding the management of the effects of global warming
Prelipcean, Gabriela; Cozorici, Angela; Lupan, Mariana - In: Revista română de economie 33 (2011) 2, pp. 30-42
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011284039
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Environmental disasters and migration
Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2015
This paper reviews the effect of environmental disasters on migration. Although there is an increase of environmental disasters and migration over the past years, the relationship is complex. While some authors find that environmental disasters increase migration, others show that they have only...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346755
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Impacts of natural disasters on agriculture, food security, and natural resources and environment in the Philippines
Israel, Danilo C.; Briones, Roehlano M. - 2012
This study quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed the impacts of natural disasters, particularly typhoons, floods … that can be undertaken. The study found that: a) typhoons, floods, and droughts have an insignificant impact on … with the impacts of typhoons; and d) the different impacts of typhoons, floods, and droughts on the natural resources and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009769374
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Disasters, poverty, and coping strategies : the framework and empirical evidence from micro/household data ; Philippine case
Israel, Danilo C.; Briones, Roehlano M. - 2014
/or floods in Pasay City, Metro Manila have significant and negative effects on household per capita income. It concluded that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010233597
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Buttressing supply chains against floods in Asia for humanitarian relief and economic recovery
Sodhi, ManMohan S.; Tang, Christopher S. - In: Production and operations management : an international … 23 (2014) 6, pp. 938-950
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Riesgo y vulnerabilidad en Llano Largo, Acapulco : la tormenta Henriette
Rodríguez Herrera, América; Ruz-Vargas, Manuel; … - In: Economía, sociedad y territorio : EST 12 (2012), pp. 425-447
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The demand for index-based flood insurance in a high-income country
Achtnicht, Martin; Osberghaus, Daniel - 2016
Flood insurance helps to cope with the risk of flooding, but take-up rates are relatively low. Insurance density could rise if index-based insurance (IBI) were provided as an alternative to traditional damage-based insurance (DBI). We analyze whether there is potential for private demand for IBI...
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