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What methods may be used in impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance?
Puri, Jyotsna; Aladysheva, Anastasia; Iversen, Vegard; … - Households in Conflict Network - 2014
to examine the extent to which scientific impact evaluation methods can provide evidence to help improve the … impact evaluation methods be used successfully and in an ethical manner to learn about how to improve humanitarian assistance … the lack of funds, doing more with limited resources is a key challenge for humanitarian assistance and impact evaluation …
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What Methods May Be Used in Impact Evaluations of Humanitarian Assistance?
Puri, Jyotsna; Aladysheva, Anastasia; Iversen, Vegard; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
the extent to which scientific impact evaluation methods can provide evidence to improve the effectiveness and efficiency … drawing on real-life examples from the small but growing academic literature, we demonstrate how impact evaluation methods can … limited resources is a key challenge for humanitarian assistance and impact evaluation is one way of achieving this. …
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Are Natural Disasters Good for Economic Growth?
Ahlerup, Pelle - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2013
Natural disasters plague the populations of many countries, and the international community often seeks to alleviate the human suffering by means of humanitarian aid. Do natural disasters also have negative effects on aggregate economic growth? This paper shows that natural disasters on average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019121
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Saving and Re-building Lives: an Analysis of the Determinants of Disaster Relief
Selvaretnam, Geethanjali; Thampanishvong, Kannika; … - Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance …
We analyse both theoretically and empirically, the factors that influence the amount of humanitarian aid which countries receive when they are struck by natural disasters. Our investigation particularly distinguishes between immediate disaster relief which helps the survival of victims and long...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904153
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Natural Disasters: Exposure and Underinsurance
GRISLAIN-LETRÉMY, C. - Département des Études Économiques d'Ensemble (D3E), … - 2013
Insurance coverage against natural disasters remains low in many exposed areas. Limited insurance supply is commonly identified as a primary factor causing low insurance coverage. The French overseas departments provide an unusual combination of a well-developed natural disasters insurance...
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Climate Change Vulnerability in Agriculture Sector: Indexing and Mapping of Four Southern Indian States
Sridevi, G.; Jyotishi, A.; Mahapatra, S.; Jagadeesh, G.; … - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Alma Mater … - 2014
Agriculture is the sector most vulnerable to climate change due to its high dependence on climate and weather conditions. Climate change is a main challenge for agriculture, food security and rural livelihoods for millions of people in India. Among India’s population of more than one billion...
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Disaster Management in ASEAN
SAWADA, Yasuyuki; ZEN, Fauziah - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) - 2014
While the Asian countries have been successful in achieving economic growth and poverty reduction, the region cannot avoid exposure to a variety of disasters. Indeed, Asia, particularly the area of the ASEAN Member States (AMSs), is the most prone region to disasters in the world. The paper...
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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 - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 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/10011273191
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A Comparative Study of Risk Management in Agriculture under Climate Change
Antón, Jesús; Kimura, Shingo; Lankoski, Jussi; … - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2012
Climate change affects the mean and variability of weather conditions and the frequency of extreme events, which to a great extent determines the variability of production and yields. This paper reviews the scientific literature on the impacts of climate change on yield variance and investigates...
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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 - CESifo - 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/10011277182