Our paper analyses the effect of natural catastrophes on insurance demand in a developing economy and the specific role of insurance regulation in this relationship. We base our analysis on a theoretical model as well as a panel regression using household survey level data for Vietnam and...

Bereits seit langem setzen sich Unternehmen für ihr räumliches Umfeld ein. Während der Industrialisierung fand dieses Engagement im Bau von Arbeitersiedlungen einen Höhepunkt. Derzeit ist eine Verschiebung von individuellen und meist betriebswirtschaftlich bedingten Maßnahmen hin zu...

To explain economic impacts of flood damage due to climate change over time in Japan, this study develops a dynamic spatial computable general equilibrium model, and measures flood damage costs through some numerical experiments. It is inferred that the frequency and the intensity of flood are...

The existing literature on the relationship between natural disasters and economic growth is adequate. However, it has not focused on how natural disasters impact the distribution of income in an economy. This chapter aims to critically analyze the effects of natural disasters on income...

We examine the impact of natural disasters on economic growth by applying a synthetic control approach. In contrast to previous literature, we adopt a within-country perspective, which allows us to use richer and more comparable data and to better define the geographic area hit by the disaster....

Urban transformation projects are prepared with the purpose to sanitize decayed areas, to make cities beautiful and to create economic vitality. Since natural hazards threaten large metropolitan areas, urban transformation is pronounced together to mitigate disasters. This approach of urban...

In Japan, recent low birthrate and aging population have progressively led to a crisis for infrastructure. In particular, the quantity of drainage from homes and factories is remarkably decreasing, along with the decline of economic activity resulting from the overseas move of Japanese...