Not very. We find that weather disasters over the last quarter century had insignificant or small effects on U.S. banks' performance. This stability seems endogenous rather than a mere reflection of federal aid. Disasters increase loan demand, which offsets losses and actually boosts profits at...

The study provides an assessment of the disaster risk financing mechanisms in the Philippines. It looks at the sources and levels of disaster financing specifically for recovery and reconstruction. It also looks at the adequacy and execution of the current disaster risk finance and insurance...

This paper is exploring the impact of the immigrations flows at the shipping industry and is divided in three parts. The first part seeks to illustrate the various legal bases that oblige merchant ships to render assistance to vessels in distress and the adversities faced during those...