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In 2011, Thailand experienced its worst flood ever. Using repeated waves of the Thai Household Survey, we analyse the … of the disaster on income, expenditure, assets, debt and savings levels, directly, and indirectly on spillover households … flood's economic impacts. In 2012, households answered a set of questions on the extent of flooding they experienced. We use …
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using household survey data. Poorer households are more likely to be affected by floods; directly affected households are … percent of annual income on average. Surprisingly, poorer households are not over-represented among the households that lost … the most - even in relation to their income, possibly because 77 percent of total losses were due to asset losses, with …
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This study identifies the factors influencing household choice of coping strategy to an extreme flood event in Marikina … significant influences on household choice. With regards to recovery, household income, access to credit (borrowing), the use of a … City in the national capital region of the Philippines, as well as household recovery after the event, measured in terms of …
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past studies generally point to the negative effect of natural disasters on household income and subsequently on household …/or floods in Pasay City, Metro Manila have significant and negative effects on household per capita income. It concluded that … household income and consequently on household poverty. The study proposed future studies that can be conducted on the …
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The recent flood events in Germany have demonstrated that the nation's current system of private flood insurance is … suboptimal. The article provides novel nationwide survey data on stated flood insurance penetration (suggesting that many … expects governmental relief payments), and on the dissemination of private flood mitigation measures. Taking into account …
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