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Barone, Guglielmo; Mocetti, Sauro - In: Journal of urban economics 84 (2014), pp. 52-66

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Quake’n and shake’n…forever! : long-run effects of natural disasters : a case study on the 1970 Ancash earthquake

Caruso, Germán; Miller, Sebastián - 2014

This study estimates the effects of the 1970 Ancash earthquake on human capital accumulation on the affected and … affected by the earthquake in utero completed on average 0. 5 years less schooling while females affected by the earthquake … completed 0. 8 years less schooling. Surprisingly, those whose mothers were affected at birth by the earthquake have 0. 4 less …

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Learning from megadisasters : lessons learnt from the Great East Japan earthquake and Tsunami

Ranghieri, Federica - In: Economics and policy of energy and the environment 56 (2014) 3, pp. 5-17

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Pre-positioning disaster response facilities at safe locations : an evaluation of deterministic and stochastic modeling approaches

Verma, Anurag; Gaukler, Fary M. - In: Computers & operations research : and their … 62 (2015), pp. 197-209

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Environmental disasters and migration

Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2015

This paper reviews the effect of environmental disasters on migration. Although there is an increase of environmental disasters and migration over the past years, the relationship is complex. While some authors find that environmental disasters increase migration, others show that they have only...

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Disentangling the effects of multiple treatments : measuring the net economic impact of the 1995 great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake

Fujiki, Hiroshi; Hsiao, Cheng - In: Journal of econometrics 186 (2015) 1, pp. 66-73

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The impacts of natural disasters on plants' growth : evidence from the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake

Tanaka, Ayumu - In: Regional science & urban economics 50 (2015), pp. 31-41

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Catastrophe Risk and Reinsurance : A Country Risk Management Perspective

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This compact but comprehensive exposé of the best international practical experience in catastrophe risk management at the country level outlines the key challenges involved in building national catastrophe insurance schemes. Clearly illustrates how countries exposed to natural disasters can...

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How do supply chain networks affect the resilience of firms to natural disasters? : evidence from the great East Japan earthquake

Todō, Yasuyuki; Nakajima, Kentaro; Matous, Petr - 2013

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Natural disasters and participation in volunteer activities : a case study of the great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake

Yamamura, Eiji - In: Annals of public and cooperative economics 84 (2013) 1, pp. 103-117

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