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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/10011421277
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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
disasters.Furthermore, based on own estimation done, the study found that the occurrence and frequency of typhoons and/or floods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421332
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Natural disasters and human mobility
Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2016
This paper reviews the effect of natural disasters on human mobility or migration. Although there is an increase of natural disasters and migration recently and more patterns to observe, the relationship remains complex. While some authors find that disasters increase migration, others show that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011623799
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Floods and firms: Vulnerabilities and resilience to natural disasters in Europe
Fatica, Serena; Kátay, Gábor; Rancan, Michela - 2022
, we study the dynamic impacts of floods on European manufacturing firms during the period 2007-2018. We find that water …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014471586
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Do Natural Disasters Stimulate Individual Saving? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in a Highly Developed Country
Berlemann, Michael; Steinhardt, Max; 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/10010531715
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Do Natural Disasters Stimulate Individual Saving? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in a Highly Developed Country
Berlemann, Michael; Steinhardt, Max; 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/10010531809
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Do natural disasters stimulate individual saving? Evidence from a natural experiment in a highly developed country
Berlemann, Michael; Steinhardt, Max; 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/10011282366
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The relationship between services trade and government procurement commitments: Insights from relevant WTO agreements and recent RTAs
Anderson, Robert D.; Locatelli, Claudia; Müller, Anna … - 2014
To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This paper examines the systemic and other ramifications of this exclusion, from both an economic and a legal point of view. In addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435382
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Tropical Storms and Mortality under Climate Change
Pugatch, Todd - 2019
Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital statistics records from a large developing country,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005819
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Tropical Storms and Mortality under Climate Change
Pugatch, Todd - 2019
Extreme weather induced by climate change can have major consequences for human health. In this study, I quantify the effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital statistics records from a large developing country,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011957813