Asia and the Pacific? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors - rising population exposure, greater …. In a regression analysis within a model of disaster risk determination, the most significant association is between the …

disaster impact model with a general equilibrium model of the economy. We apply the methodology to study the effects of … post-disaster recovery after a single shock can take several decades, with notable cumulative negative effects for …

The standard approach to 'nowcast' disaster impacts, which relies on risk models, does not typically account for the … nowcasting, and for post-disaster damage assessment. We focus on Fiji and on its agriculture sector, and on tropical cyclones … be used for both nowcasting and post-disaster damage assessments. …

disasters affect bank stability and their ability to lend. Despite the devastation wrought by two category 5 hurricanes in a …

the disaster. The response to hurricanes does not seem to be driven by logrolling behavior or lobbysts' pressure. The …This paper studies how politicians and voters respond to new information on the threats of climate change. Using data … on the universe of federal disaster declarations between 1989 and 2014, we document that congress members from districts …

5-10 percent, reflecting impact uncertainty. Using hurricane forecasts, we show that landfall uncertainty and potential … forecasts than those from NOAA. Improvements to hurricane forecasts could have economically significant effects in financial …

Caribbean Islands are exposed to hurricanes, the damages of which are projected to intensify due to anthropogenic … climate change. The region is also highly indebted. We focus on the interaction between climate change, hurricanes, and public … debt. We investigate what the typical impact of Caribbean hurricanes on public debt in the region has been and how …

a path of destruction through several central islands, causing scores of people dead. The disaster's full impact is … horrific with human tragedy. Responding to the disaster of such magnitude calls for both national and international hands to …