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Normalizing economic loss from natural disasters : a global analysis

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Natural disasters and the effect of trade on income : a new panel IV approach

Felbermayr, Gabriel; Gröschl, Jasmin - 2011

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The impact of the earthquake of March 11th on the Japanese economy and the rest of the world

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Disasters : natural and man-made

Sengupta, Nirmal - In: India development report 6 (2011), pp. 176-186

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Perceptions, expectations, and entrepreneurship : the role of extreme events

Brück, Tilman; Llussá, Fernanda; Tavares, José - 2010

We provide, for the first time, comparative evidence of the impact of various types of extreme events - natural disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts - on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues - such as fear of failure in starting a business venture,...

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Perceptions, expectations, and entrepreneurship : the role of extreme events

Brück, Tilman; Llussá, Fernanda; Tavares, José - 2010

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

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Government repression and the death toll from natural disasters

Costa, Samia - 2012

, 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 …

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