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In present, the study of vulnerability of companies is increasing in every field due to the unstable economic … model in this way, from our point of view, namely Băileşteanu, Negrila Pattern. This pattern covers both external factors … and internal ones, that increase vulnerabilities of companies, and fit the companies in which the state of vulnerability …
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Economic vulnerability is approached from micro- and macroeconomic perspectives. While the microeconomic perspective is … impact of these shocks on economic growth. This paper reviews the literature on macroeconomic vulnerability and finds that … there is no single approach to understanding macroeconomic vulnerability in the context of financial and economic crises in …
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Much research to date has tended to view vulnerability by discipline or sector, yet individuals and households …-dimensional vulnerability is likely to become an increasingly important concept if the outlook over the next 15 to 25 years is one of multiple … intellectual strands involved in multi-dimensional vulnerability analysis. In light of the above, this paper reviews the literature …
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This paper analyzes the determinants of households' decisions to purchase micro life insurance, the most common but least investigated type of microinsurance. It uses household survey data collected in southern Ghana in 2009. Insurance participation and extent of coverage are examined against a...
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set of socio-demographic variables. Therefore, shocks perpetuate vulnerability to poverty via their effect on risk …
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Several measures of vulnerability to poverty have been suggested in the literature. In practise, only little is known … about the robustness of vulnerability comparisons based on these often quite specific measures. The theory of stochastic … orders can be applied to shed some light on such issues. In the DFG research project "Impact of Shocks on the Vulnerability …
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paper, we use synthetic panels to show that, despite progress, the region remains characterized by substantial vulnerability …
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This paper is aimed at identifying complementary sources of income for cocoa farm households in the Central West of Côte d’Ivoire. Our methodology con- sists of four successive stages: (i) a need assessment of cocoa households and specificities of the study area through a participatory...
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strengthening of protective infrastructure. Vulnerability assessment for municipal societies of Krasnodar Region (the Azov and the … ?vulnerability?, consisting of ?susceptibility?, ?coping capacity? and ?adaptive capacity?. Relevant indicators were selected … ? vulnerability, S - area, I - type of risk, i - type of damage, C - costs of preventive measures. The risk is growing and covers new …
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exhibit a geographical pattern of vulnerability in the study area. … understanding and assessing the vulnerability of these areas with regards to continuing trends of environmental and social change … evaluation of vulnerability to these changes in Aegean cost side of Turkey; Izmir - Aydýn - Muðla Provinces. Assessment of …
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