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Analysing the impact of natural hazards in small economies : the Caribbean case
Heger, Martin - 2008
This paper analyses the impact of natural disasters in the Caribbean. The economic impact of natural disasters in the region has been significant, resulting in widespread destruction of the productive economy. This paper presents the main macroeconomic impact of disasters, e.g., a deteriorating...
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Handbook on the economics of disasters
Skidmore, Mark (ed.) - 2022
-edge Handbook presents a timely analysis of the conditions that reduce or exacerbate disaster impacts. Addressing developments in … research on disaster economics, internationally recognized scholars explore the role of both the private and public sectors in … deeper into disaster economics, the Handbook then presents empirical methods and applications used in modelling disaster …
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AIDS, economic growth and the HIPC initiative in Honduras
Cuesta, José A. (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Taxes and the economy : a survey on the impact of taxes on growth, employment, investment, consumption and the environment
Vermeend, W. A.; Ploeg, Frederick van der; Timmer, Jan … - 2008
This book discusses the impact of taxation on economic growth, employment, investment, consumption and the environment. The public finance literature commonly distinguishes between three major functions of taxation: the traditional function of raising revenue to finance government expenditure;...
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Effective federalism and local finance
Ahmad, Ehtisham - 2011
Economic Review, 42, 583-92 -- Timothy J. Goodspeed and Andrew Haughwout (2007), 'On the Optimal Design of Disaster Insurance …
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Can financial markets be tapped to help poor people cope with weather risks?
Skees, Jerry R.; Varangis, Panayotis N.; Larson, Donald … - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Vulnerability in developing countries
Naudé, Wim (contributor);  … - 2009
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Economic and natural disasters since 1900 : a comparative history
Singleton, John - 2016
1. The disaster cycle -- 2. Hurricane Katrina : a classic natural disaster -- 3. The first World War -- 4. The Great …A crisis is a period of uncertainty that may or may not lead to disaster, depending in part on the capacity of actors … Eurozone upheavals this timely book argues that the disaster cycle - a framework normally used in the context of natural …
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The economics of environmental risk : information, perception and valuation
Smith, Vincent Kerry - 2022
"Featuring real world examples of how risk information affects public choices, The Economics of Environmental Risk expertly demonstrates that policy makers need to consider how people learn about those risks. Offering insights into examples such as hazardous waste, radon, smoking, hurricanes and...
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Economic transformation and income distribution in China over three decades
Cai, Meng; Gustafsson, Björn; Knight, John B. - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2023
It is arguable that the most important event in the world economy in recent decades has been the rise of China, from being on a par with Sub Sahara Africa at the start of economic reform to being an economic superpower today. That rise remains under-researched. Moreover, the great structural...
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