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We use the case of the impact of natural disasters to analyse strengths and weaknesses of meta-analysis in an emerging research field. Macroeconomists have published on this issue since 2002 (we identified 22 studies to date). The results of the studies are contradictory and therefore the need...
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We systematize 64 primary studies published in 2000–2013 on the macroeconomic impact of natural disasters by providing OLS and generalized ordered probit meta-analyses for 1858 and 1991 regressions, respectively. We investigate how the reported results in the primary studies are influenced by...
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The Operational Plan for Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 2014–2020 seeks to strengthen disaster resilience in the …, investing in disaster resilience, and engaging stakeholders. …
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important pathway to be explored is the role that building resilience can play in preventing and/or breaking the negative … relationship between climate change and violent activity. In this context, resilience refers to the capacity of a system to come … technological dimensions. In our paper we provide empirical evidence on the role played by resilience-building investments in …
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The paper looks into the current socioeconomic research on resilience to natural disasters among urban households … frameworks and methodologies on urban resilience that have been used in research. Furthermore, it found that there are already a … number of empirical studies covering resilience of households, firms, and communities, particularly to natural disasters …
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