This paper argues that increases in perceived flood risk entail a negative and persistent shock to local economic … suffered damage, along with higher exit rates. The persistence of the effects is consistent with an upward revision of flood …-risk beliefs triggered by the hurricane. These findings suggest that businesses are adapting to the higher flood-risk environment …

on the foodplain, as defined by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), relative to properties located elsewhere …

a path of destruction through several central islands, causing scores of people dead. The disaster's full impact is … horrific with human tragedy. Responding to the disaster of such magnitude calls for both national and international hands to …

. This paper analyzes the status, types, and patterns of market-based disaster insurance schemes across emerging and … Institute on Climate Change and the Environment's Disaster Risk Transfer Scheme Database (2012-2018). Our analysis shows that … a wide variety of climate and disaster risks, without demand-side support, many markets are likely to collapse or, at …