, however, could also play a role in disaster preparedness. In particular, I examine whether governments that are deemed to be … investment in disaster preparedness. I find an inverse U-shaped relationship between repression and casualties, with countries at … either end of the distribution experiencing lower fatalities. -- natural disasters ; government repression ; disaster …

from those of emerging countries. I then estimate distinct disaster risk parameters for these two country groups. My … Bayesian analysis demonstrates that in some aspects advanced countries are more exposed to disaster risk, while in others their … persistent. Advanced countries are also more likely to experience a global disaster, whereas disasters in emerging countries tend …

Eine geschlossene ökonomische Theorie der Naturkatastrophen existiert bislang nicht. Arbeiten, die sich dieses Themas … zeitlicher Abgrenzung - letzteres im Sinne der Einwirkzeit nach Auftreten der Katastrophe - führt zu unterschiedlichen …

with the World Bank’s Global Bilateral Migration Database. Overall, our results suggest little evidence that natural …