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This article reviews the literature on the economic impacts of disasters caused by extreme weather and climate events … adaptation by directly providing public goods to manage disaster risks or by facilitating private agents' adaptation responses …
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The possibility of low-probability extreme events has reignited the debate over the optimal intensity and timing of climate policy. In this paper we therefore contribute to the literature by assessing the implications of low-probability extreme events on environmental policy in a continuous-time...
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on the universe of federal disaster declarations between 1989 and 2014, we document that congress members from districts … the disaster. The response to hurricanes does not seem to be driven by logrolling behavior or lobbysts' pressure. The …
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on the universe of federal disaster declarations between 1989 and 2014, we document that congress members from districts … the disaster. The response to hurricanes does not seem to be driven by logrolling behavior or lobbysts' pressure. The …
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on the universe of federal disaster declarations between 1989 and 2014, we document that congress members from districts … the disaster. The response to hurricanes does not seem to be driven by logrolling behavior or lobbysts' pressure. The …
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We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on environmental concerns, well-being, risk aversion, and political … the disaster significantly increased environmental concerns among Germans. One underlying mechanism likely operated …
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instrumental in transitioning to a path of low-carbon, green growth, improving disaster resilience, improving natural resource use … governments, political actors, and local communities combine natural disaster prevention and controlling climate change into …
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