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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....
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environment, which means that people can receive similar content from multiple media channels. Using the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake …
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are two districts where the vulnerabilities to the earthquake in the two districts are different. That is, Toyohashi City … is divided into two districts, one is safe for the earthquake while another one is risky for the earthquake. And then … the same damage when the earthquake occurs. However, if disaster risk information is provided, the land rent shows a …
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Retrospective voting may be an effective instrument for overcoming moral hazard of politicians if voters evaluate the performance of elected representatives correctly. Whether democratic experience helps them to properly assess a policymaker’s performance is less well understood. We analyze...
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In recent years, many natural disasters have occurred in Japan. As a means for providing information in the event of such a disaster, online media has emerged as a valuable resource. In this study, we analyze the online-media usage tendencies of victims evacuating from Typhoon No. 19 through...
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Earthquake, in particular, media information can affect a person's perception of the disaster as well as their behavioural …
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