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A dynamic expected utility framework is developed to explore the timing and extent of a physician’s adoption of an innovation. The benefits to adoption are uncertain, although an informative public information signal is released with some delay and possibly some inaccuracy. Improvements to the...
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recent innovations on disaster risk financing and insurance developed by the private markets as well as the international … applications in sovereign disaster risk financing for developing countries. Section three examines how innovations coming out of … considers how innovation is taking seed in creative disaster micro insurance programs in low- and middle-income countries …
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confront complex issues posed by hazards are important components of managing disaster risks and guiding informed decision … subregion. Considering the importance of Disaster and Risk Management (DRM), the aim of this study is to assess and discuss the …
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How do innovators respond to the shock of a natural disaster? Do natural disasters spur technical innovations that can …, droughts and flooding on the innovation of their respective mitigation technologies. Using patent and disaster data, our study …
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negatively affects the innovation commitment of firms headquartered in states adjacent to disaster zones. We do not, however …, observe a reduction in those patents that are specifically disaster-related among firms affected by natural disasters. In … linked to post-disaster relocation of inventors and innovators. Also, the negative consequences triggered by natural …
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