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This paper studies the theoretical effects of changes in disaster risk on macroeconomic variables in five Latin … American economies. It compares country-specific variants of the New Keynesian model with disaster risk developed by Isoré and … less vulnerable to disaster risk shocks, as compared to Chile and Colombia in particular. Overall, the analysis suggests …
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their place of residence after the disaster when they lived nearer to Fukushima, (2) the effect of the disaster on intention …
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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. …
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economies, face much larger output declines following a disaster of similar relative magnitude than do developed countries or … trade, and higher levels of government spending are better able to withstand the initial disaster shock and prevent further …
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While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to filling this gap in the literature by studying how...
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While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to filling this gap in the literature by studying how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010518804
While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to filling this gap in the literature by studying how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283079
The climate change impacts on sea level rise and coastal disasters, and the possible adaptation responses have been studied using very different approaches, such as very detailed site-specific engineering studies and global macroeconomic assessments of costal zones vulnerability. This paper...
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main disaster data sources available, discusses the determinants of the direct effects of disasters, and distinguishes …
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Recent empirical research has shown that income per capita in the aftermath of natural disasters is not necessarily lower than before the event. Income remains in many cases not significantly affected or, perhaps even more surprisingly, it responds positively to natural disasters. Here, we...
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