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Natural disaster shocks and macroeconomic growth in Asia : evidence for typhoons and droughts
Alano, Emmanuel; Lee, Minsoo - 2016
Climate-related natural disaster shocks are expected to rise as the earth is getting warmer, which will adversely … of development gains and exacerbate inequality. To cope with increasing disaster risks, both short-term adaptation … strategies like relocation, government transfers, and other social safety nets, as well as long-term strategies like disaster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011580303
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Escaping Damocles' sword : endogenous climate shocks in a growing economy
Bretschger, Lucas; Vinogradova, Alexandra - 2018
Climate economics has been criticized for ignoring uncertainty, catastrophic changes, and tipping points (Stern 2016). The present paper addresses these issues. We consider multiple climate shocks which are recurring, random, uninsurable, and potentially large. The associated damages and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011857735
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Long-term growth effects of natural disasters : empirical evidence for droughts
Berlemann, Michael; Wenzel, Daniela - 2015
The ongoing process of climate change goes along with a higher frequency and/or severity of droughts. While the short-term growth consequences of droughts are comparatively well examined, little research has yet been devoted to the question whether and how droughts affect medium and long-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011384506
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Flood Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Benefits in Mumbai : An Initial Assessment of Socio-Economic Consequences of Present and Climate Change Induced Flood Risks and o...
Hallegatte, Stéphane; Ranger, Nicola; Bhattacharya, Sumana - 2010
shown by the survey, the marginalized population has little access to financial support in disaster aftermaths, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445918
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Managing the impact of climate on migration : evidence from Mexico
Chort, Isabelle; De La Rupelle, Maëlys - 2022
investigate the mitigating impact of an agricultural cashtransfer program (PROCAMPO) and a disaster fund (Fonden) on the migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012806783
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Climate change, armed conflicts and resilience
D'Angeli, Mariagrazia; Marin, Giovanni; Paglialunga, Elena - 2022
In recent years, there has been rapid development of the literature linking climate change and armed conflicts. Although no conclusionary evidence has been found of a direct link between climate change and armed conflicts, still climate change has been addressed as an important trigger,...
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(Not) going to school in times of climate change : natural disasters and student achievement
Gust, Sarah - 2024
their impact on student achievement by combining US county-level data on FEMA disaster declarations with the Stanford … post disaster. Counties with above-average per-pupil expenditure show quicker recovery. The study sheds light on effect … heterogeneity by gender, socio-economic background, and disaster characteristics. …
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Banking Institutions and Natural Disasters : Recovery, Resilience and Growth in the Face of Climate Change
Duqi, Andi - 2023
disasters on banking institutions -- Chapter 4. The role of banks in promoting post-disaster economic growth -- Chapter 5. The … role of other actors in promoting post-disaster economic recovery in partnership with banks -- Chapter 6. Conclusions and … after a natural disaster. The importance of banks in this context is underscored by increasing regulatory attention on their …
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Economic growth, natural disasters and climate change : new empirical estimates
López, Ramón; Thomas, Vinod; Troncoso, Pablo A. - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776272
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Climate change and economic activity : evidence from U.S. states
Mohaddes, Kamiar; Ng, Ryan N. C.; Pesaran, M. Hashem; … - 2022
We investigate the long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change across 48 U.S. states over the period 1963.2016 using a novel econometric strategy which links deviations of temperature and precipitation (weather) from their long-term moving-average historical norms (climate) to various...
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