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the occurrence of a natural disaster, the reconstruction can be financed with catastrophe bonds (CAT bonds) or reinsurance … government. The calibration of the CAT bond is based on the estimation of the intensity rate that describes the earthquake … process from the two sides of the contract, the reinsurance and the capital markets, and from the historical data. The results …
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While companies have emerged as very proactive donors in the wake of recent major disasters like Hurricane Katrina, it remains unclear whether that corporate generosity generates benefits to firms themselves. The literature on strategic philanthropy suggests that such philanthropic behavior may...
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The welfare impact of a disaster does not depend only on the physical characteristics of the event or its direct … reduce direct impacts (disaster risk reduction actions) and measures to reduce indirect impacts (resilience building actions) …
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disaster area. We find robust evidence that banks charge significantly higher loan spreads for firms located in the … neighborhood of the disaster area than for remote firms. The results are not driven by regional spillovers, limited credit supply … their clients’ natural disaster risk …
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The welfare impact of a disaster does not depend only on the physical characteristics of the event or its direct … reduce direct impacts (disaster risk reduction actions) and measures to reduce indirect impacts (resilience building actions) …
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There are concerns that climate-related physical and political risks are not yet properly reflected in asset prices. To address these concerns, we develop a dynamic asset pricing framework with rare disasters related to climate change. The novelty of this paper lies in linking carbon emissions...
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