We show that property damages from weather-related natural disasters significantly weaken the stability of banks with business activities in affected regions, as re ected in lower z-scores, higher probabilities of default, higher non-performing assets ratios, higher foreclosure ratios, lower...

What a ects the economic and cultural development tracks of societies? We know that large events such as political changes, natural disasters and migration can change a society dramatically at the macro level, but what exactly happens at the individual level? When conditions change, people are...

Intro -- Faster Disaster Recovery -- Contents -- Preface -- Note -- Chapter 1 Business Disaster Defined -- Disaster Timing and Size -- Disaster Types -- Note -- Chapter 2 Why You Need a Plan -- Disasters Occur . . . a Lot -- Disasters Happen Quickly -- Disaster Response Is Expensive -- Impaired...

Machine generated contents note: Preface Chapter 1 Business Disaster Defined Chapter 2 Why You Need a Plan Chapter 3 Business Continuity Planning Chapter 4 Step 1: Obtaining Management Support Chapter 5 Step 2: Assembling a Planning Team Chapter 6 Step 3: Collecting Data Chapter 7 Step 4:...

This study intends to understand how disaster is related to countries' production efficiency using a sample of 137 countries over 1980 - 2011. We analyze the effect of the number of man-made and natural disaster occurrences on countries' technological change (swift of the frontier) and...