Numerous publications about disasters are implying that disaster vulnerability is growing. The main reasons given for … changed understanding of the term "disaster" perhaps reflects a changed perception of its scope. An intention of this study is … needed about what is, and what determines vulnerability. As a concept, "Vulnerability" to disasters is relevant for a world …

This paper studies how media and democracy influence government action taken before and after a natural disaster. The … democratic institutions both contribute positively to the government's palliative effort after the disaster. However, the effects … of media and democracy on the government's preventive effort before the disaster are negative. We provide empirical …

. Based on these findings, we discuss implications for fiscal policy and publiclyprovided disaster insurance. Our policy …

, manifested through poorly developed financial markets. The theoretical analysis shows that the shock of a disaster occurrence … model are then tested using a panel of data on natural disaster events at the country - year level, covering the period 1979 … - 2007. We find that for countries with low levels of financial sector development, natural disaster events exert a …

disadvantage in British shipwrecks, and that there seems to be no association between duration of a disaster and the impact of …

concomitance between so-called 'natural' hazard/disaster and conflict situations. Over 150 natural disasters have occurred … alongside complex political crises in the past seven years alone. Yet, the fields of conflict and disaster research remain … conflict and disaster. We exploit a large panel dataset that includes official development aid, and information about the …