them, to create growth from the ruins of extreme events. -- natural disaster ; terrorism ; violent conflict ; entrepreneur …

, however, could also play a role in disaster preparedness. In particular, I examine whether governments that are deemed to be … investment in disaster preparedness. I find an inverse U-shaped relationship between repression and casualties, with countries at … either end of the distribution experiencing lower fatalities. -- natural disasters ; government repression ; disaster …

Research suggests that a donor country’s decision to provide post-disaster assistance is not only driven by the … severity of a disaster and the resulting humanitarian needs in the recipient country, but also by strategic considerations. The … authors argue that the identification of the determinants of the size of disaster assistance is a first step in the analysis …