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Macroeconomic Implications of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean
Rasmussen, Tobias N. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
vulnerable, with the countries of the Eastern Caribbean standing out as among the most disaster-prone in the world. Natural …
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Wirtschaftspolitische Grundsätze der Gestaltung von Risikotransfersystemen für Naturgefahren
Steinrücken, Torsten - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 77 (2008) 4, pp. 80-97
The central element to improve the management of natural hazards in Germany is to amend the existing risk … problems of the current insurance system in Germany. Against the background of the institutional situation in Germany the … Naturgefahrenmanagements in Deutschland ist die Änderung des bestehenden Risikotransfersystems. Durch den Übergang von der freiwilligen …
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Estimating the Effects of West Sumatra Public Asset Insurance Program on Short-Term Recovery after the September 2009 Earthquake
RASCHKY, Paul A. - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) - 2013
This paper analyses the effect of the West Sumatra public asset insurance program on short-term economic recovery after the September 2009 West Sumatra Earthquake. We use satellite data on yearly differences in nighttimelight intensity as a proxy for economic activity, to investigate the effect...
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Index-Based Risk Financing and Development of Natural Disaster Insurance Programs in Developing Asian Countries
CHANTARAT, Sommarat; PANNANGPETCH, Kirk; PUTTANAPONG, … - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) - 2013
countries, where uninsured natural disaster risk remains a leading impediment of economic development. Using a combination of … and regional disaster risk management in Asia. …
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Natural Disasters; Mitigating Impact, Managing Risks
Laframboise, Nicole; Loko, Boileau - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
experience suggests there are ways to strengthen policy frameworks to increase resilience to natural disaster shocks, including …
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Increasing Weather Losses in Europe: What They Cost the Insurance Industry?
Kron, Wolfgang - In: CESifo Forum 12 (2011) 2, pp. 73-87
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Risikotransfersysteme für Naturkatastrophen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz: ein theoretischer und empirischer Vergleich
Raschky, Paul A.; Schwindt, Manijeh; Schwarze, Reimund; … - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 77 (2008) 4, pp. 53-68
by the flood event in August 2005, namely Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The comparison focuses on the ability of the … problems the best. Second, a comparison of risk transfer mechanisms used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland shows that the … unterschiedlichen Risikotransfersysteme dreier vom Augusthochwasser 2005 betroffener Länder, Deutschland (reine Marktlösung mit …
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Perspektiven der Elementarschadenversicherung in Österreich
Schönegger, Anita; Ebeert, Daniela - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 77 (2008) 4, pp. 104-109
Austria is and always has been specifically exposed to natural hazards mainly due to its topographical location. The frequency and the severity of damages caused by extreme events have significantly increased in the last few decades. For a comprehensive, modern insurance solution to this...
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Der lange Weg zur integralen Elementarschadenversicherung und -vorbeugung in der Schweiz
Fischer, Markus - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 77 (2008) 4, pp. 98-103
systematic response of natural disaster management developed historically and institutionally in the "Kantonale …
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Pflichtversicherung gegen Flutschäden?
Ragnitz, Joachim; Thum, Marcel - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 20 (2013) 05, pp. 33-35
Angesichts sich wiederholender Hochwasserereignisse in Deutschland wird immer wieder die Einführung einer …
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