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Natural Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview of Risk
Charvériat, Céline - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
disasters in the region. A first section surveys the human and economic impact of natural disasters in the region at both the … development. A second section reviews types of disasters prevalent in the region, and future disaster risks, as well as the socio …-economic sources of vulnerability to disasters resulting from development and migration patterns. A third section discusses risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944345
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Economic development and reconstruction on the Gulf after Katrina
Waugh, William L.; Smith, R. Brian - In: Economic development quarterly : the journal of … 20 (2006) 3, pp. 211-218
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003376316
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Impacts of red tide in peer-to-peer accommodations : a multi-regional input-output model
Ferreira, João; Saha, Bijeta Bijen; Carrero, Gabriel … - In: Tourism economics : the business and finance of tourism … 29 (2023) 3, pp. 812-834
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014325829
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Substitution, Damages, and Compensation for Anglers due to Oil Spills:The case of the Deepwater Horizon
Alvarez, Sergio; Larkin, Sherry L.; Whitehead, John C.; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Oil spills and other anthropogenic environmental disasters have economic consequences that transcend losses of business …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010881156
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Ultra-Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas: Energy Return on Financial Investment and a Preliminary Assessment of Energy Return on Energy Investment
Moerschbaecher, Matthew; John W. Day Jr. - In: Sustainability 3 (2011) 10, pp. 2009-2026
The purpose of this paper is to calculate the energy return on financial investment (EROFI) of oil and gas production in the ultra-deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in 2009 and for the estimated oil reserves of the Macondo Prospect (Mississippi Canyon Block 252). We also calculated a preliminary...
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Fixed costs and recreation value
English, Eric; Herriges, Joseph A.; Lupi, Frank; … - In: American journal of agricultural economics 101 (2019) 4, pp. 1082-1097
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Oil spills: are corporations responsible for protecting the environment? USA and Africa
Wrigley, Eric - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 3 (2014) 3, pp. 237-253
The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: are corporations responsible for protecting the environment? In order to answer this question, this paper addresses the following topics: major oil spills, corporate social responsibility, corporate social irresponsibility,...
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Target Arson: Update 1991. A Study of Selected Old and New Variables
Murrey, Joe H.; Tudor, R. Keith; Hollman, Kenneth W. - 1992
The purpose of this study is to replicate and extend earlier studies on the impact of economic and sociological variables upon the incidence of arson fires and losses. The data used in this study covered the period from 1960 to 1988. Initially, a total of 180 variables classified generally as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459093
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Nigeria; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591671
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Disasters, household decisions, and insurance mechanisms : a review of evidence and a case study from a developing country in Asia
Sawada, Yasuyuki - In: Asian economic policy review : AEPR 12 (2017) 1, pp. 18-40
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011948668