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"The price of catastrophe risks is viewed by many to be too high and/or too volatile. Catastrophe risk practitioners … point out that, contrary to standard insurance, such as automobile insurance, catastrophe re-insurance is exposed to … the capital markets to investigate how catastrophe risks are priced. The analysis reveals that catastrophe risk prices are …
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(in nominal terms) in associated damage costs. This report focuses on the development of the country catastrophe risk … Climate and Disaster Risk Management. The country risk profiles integrate data collected and produced through risk modeling … and include maps showing the geographic distribution of assets and people at risk (section one), hazards assessed (section …
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As decentralization is a cross-cutting concept, there are many ways to measure it. This short note aims to unpack the concepts of decentralization by conducting a global literature review. It starts with a review of the traditional ways of approaching decentralization and the history of its...
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Half a year ago, Russia's economic prospects looked uncertain. The global economy was losing momentum, the expansion in the euro area was grinding to a halt and commodity prices were beginning to fall. Yet, while output growth is slowing this year in line with weaker growth in Europe and...
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