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Decomposing the Value Effects of Sustainable Investment : International Evidence

Devine, Avis - 2020

While some evidence exists on the benefits of sustainable investment for publicly traded real estate firms, little is known as to how such benefits materialize within the firm, especially on an international scale. We decompose the effects of sustainable investment on the value and performance...

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Natural disasters, growth and institutions : a tale of two earthquakes

Barone, Guglielmo; Mocetti, Sauro - 2013

better define the geographic area hit by the disaster. We examine two large-scale earthquakes that occurred in two different …

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Natural disasters and human mobility

Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2016

This paper reviews the effect of natural disasters on human mobility or migration. Although there is an increase of natural disasters and migration recently and more patterns to observe, the relationship remains complex. While some authors find that disasters increase migration, others show that...

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Natural disasters and regional development : the case of earthquakes

Fabian, Marius; Lessmann, Christian; Sofke, Tim - 2019

We analyze the impact of earthquakes on nighttime lights at a sub-national level, i.e. on grids of different size. We … geophysical event data on earthquakes together with satellite nighttime lights. Using panel fixed effects regressions covering the … entire world for the period 1992-2013 we find that earthquakes reduce both light growth rates and light levels significantly …

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Environmental disasters and migration

Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2015

This paper reviews the effect of environmental disasters on migration. Although there is an increase of environmental disasters and migration over the past years, the relationship is complex. While some authors find that environmental disasters increase migration, others show that they have only...

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How shocks affect international reserves? : a quasi-experiment of earthquakes

Jinjarak, Yothin; Noy, Ilan; Ta, Quy - 2020

response of international reserves to shocks by using a quasi-experimental setup and focusing on earthquakes. The estimation is …

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Electoral earthquake : natural disasters and the geography of discontent

Cerqua, Augusto; Ferrante, Chiara; Letta, Marco - 2021

earthquakes in Italy resulted in sharply diverging electoral outcomes: while the 2012 Emilia quake did not alter voting behaviour …

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How Shocks Affect International Reserves? A Quasi-Experiment of Earthquakes

Jinjarak, Yothin; Noy, Ilan; Ta, Quy - 2021

response of international reserves to shocks by using a quasi-experimental setup and focusing on earthquakes. The estimation is …

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Stranded Nations? The Climate Policy Implications for Fossil Fuel-Rich Developing Countries

Manley, David - 2018

Developing countries rich in fossil-fuels face a unique challenge posed by climate change. They seek to extract fossil fuels at a time when the global community must reduce carbon emissions. Effective global climate policies and low carbon technologies will likely reduce the demand for fossil...

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The Right to Breathe Clean Air and Access to Justice - Legal State of Play in International, European and National Law

Huck, Winfried; Maaß, Jennifer; Sood, Saparya; … - 2021

Despite the fact that “heavy skies” (gravioris caeli) have been identified and legally classified as a serious concern since ancient times, air pollution still leads to millions of avoidable deaths and significantly impacts the climate. Today more than ever, the protection of people and a...

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