better define the geographic area hit by the disaster. We examine two large-scale earthquakes that occurred in two different …We examine the impact of natural disasters on economic growth by applying a synthetic control approach. In contrast to …, institutional quality itself changes in response to the shock and these patterns are correlated to those of the TFP. Overall, our …

We examine the impact of natural disasters on GDP per capita by applying the synthetic control approach. Our analysis … encompasses two large-scale earthquakes that occurred in two different Italian regions in 1976 and 1980. We show that the short … suggests that natural disasters are likely to exacerbate differences in economic and social development …

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 …

characterized by a constant growth rate of consumption and of the capital stock until a shock arrives, triggering a downward jump in …

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 …