policies have large effects that are specific to particular types of shock. In particular, regulations which reduce the speed …

non-productive but alleviates the damage caused by a rare natural disaster. We present a modeling way to include uncertain …

responds to one of the costliest natural disasters in India. We find that consumption dropped by 11% during the disaster, 65 …% of which was recovered after the disaster. On average, consumption per capita dropped by $312 per year, which costs about …

Climate-related natural disaster shocks are expected to rise as the earth is getting warmer, which will adversely … of development gains and exacerbate inequality. To cope with increasing disaster risks, both short-term adaptation … strategies like relocation, government transfers, and other social safety nets, as well as long-term strategies like disaster …

policies have large effects that are specific to particular types of shock. In particular, regulations which reduce the speed …

We study the role of international financial integration in buffering natural disaster shocks, using a large sample of … and economic conditions. We document that integration improves shock absorption: output, consumption, and investment are … significantly higher after a shock in states of high integration than in states of low integration. However, the benefits of …