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Floods and spillovers: households after the 2011 great flood in Thailand
Noy, Ilan; Nguyen, Cuong; Patel, Pooja - 2019
In 2011, Thailand experienced its worst flood ever. Using repeated waves of the Thai Household Survey, we analyse the … flood’s economic impacts. In 2012, households answered a set of questions on the extent of flooding they experienced. We use … this self-identified flood exposure, and external exposure indicators from satellite images, to identify both directly …
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Build back better: What is it, and what should it be?
Noy, Ilan; Ferrarini, Benno; Park, Donghyun - 2019
The long-term economic consequences of catastrophic disasters are poorly understood. This lacuna is surprising since the long-term effects may be much more important than the short-term emergency phase. In contrast, the policy literature is full of aspirational plans to "build back better" (BBB)...
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The experience and impact of urban floods and pollution in Ebo Town, Greater Banjul Area, in The Gambia
Kavegue, Afi; Eguavoen, Irit - 2016
The unplanned settlement Ebo Town is flooded almost every year with polluted water from uphill Kanifing Municipality because of a lack of infrastructure for sanitation and drainage. When droughts occurred in the 1970s, destitute people started to move to the peripheral swamp of Tambi Wetland...
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Evidence from measuring community flood resilience in Asia
Laurien, Finn; Keating, Adriana - 2019
Disaster risk and subsequent loss and damage in Asia are increasing at an alarming rate, threatening socioeconomic … levels must be complemented by action at the community level. Measuring community disaster resilience can help lead to novel … and systemic investments that build community resilience. Our analysis of community flood resilience data finds …
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Economic impact of HIV/AIDS: A systematic review in five European countries
Trapero-Bertran, Marta; Oliva-Moreno, Juan - In: Health Economics Review 4 (2014) 15, pp. 1-16
The HIV/AIDS disease represent a priority for all health authorities in all countries and it also represents serious added socioeconomic problems for societies over the world. The aim of this paper is to analize the economic impact associated to the HIV/AIDS in an European context. We conducted...
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Ökonomische Wirkungen der Fußball-WM 2006 in Deutschland zum Teil überschätzt
Brenke, Karl; Wagner, Gert G. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 29, pp. 445-449
Inzwischen liegen fünf Studien zu den volkswirtschaftlichen Wirkungen der Fußball- WM vor. Naturgemäß behandeln alle nur Teilaspekte, da die gesamte ökonomische Bedeutung des Sportereignisses mit seiner Vielzahl von Wechselwirkungen nicht quantifizierbar ist. Überhaupt nicht messbar sind...
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Fußball-WM in Südafrika: kaum wirtschaftlicher Nutzen, aber ein Beitrag zum Nation Building
Huschka, Denis; Bruhn, Anja; Wagner, Gert G. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 23, pp. 11-18
Südafrika wird als erster afrikanischer Staat eine Fußballweltmeisterschaft ausrichten. Dies ist eine große Aufgabe für eine junge Nation, die zwar wirtschaftlich prosperiert, aber immer noch schwer an den Lasten der Apartheid trägt und in vielerlei Hinsicht der Dritten Welt angehört. Der...
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Estimación del impacto económico del sector eólico en Galicia en el período 2000-2010
Varela Vázquez, Pedro; Sánchez Carreira, María del Carmen - In: Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y … 18 (2014), pp. 18-33
Wind energy stands out among the main domestic renewable energy sources in Galicia. The economic impact quantification is crucial but there are several differential analysis of the temporal and permanent activities, among other factors. The main aim of this paper consists of the economic impact...
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Impact of Tourism Consumption on GDP. The Role of Imports
Martín, Raúl Hernández - 2004
The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of tourism consumption on imports. The basic idea is that conversion of tourism expenditure into value added and GP depends on the effect of the former on imports. Imports are leakages that reduce the economic impact of tourism in a destination and...
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Supplier linkages of accommodation sector: the case of Manavgat in Turkey
Gezici, Ferhan; Küçüksarý, Gizem - 2012
Realizing the significance and contribution of tourism sector to regional/local economy, has increased the number of studies which have been trying to analyse the impacts of tourism on economic development. Several approaches and methodologies have already been developed for this purpose. The...
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