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Perceptions, Expectations, and Entrepreneurship : The Role of Extreme Events

Brück, Tilman - 2010

disasters, terrorism, and violent conflicts – on the perceptions of entrepreneurs concerning some key entrepreneurial issues … have a positive and significant impact on business creation, Natural Disasters have a positive and negative impact on …

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How Policy Changes Affect Shareholder Wealth : The Case of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

Betzer, André - 2011

This paper analyzes how policy changes affect shareholder wealth in the context of environmental regulation. We exploit the unique and unexpected German reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which involved the immediate shutdown of almost half of Germany's nuclear reactors while...

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Risk-Taking Behavior in the Wake of Natural Disasters

Cameron, Lisa A. - 2012

We study whether natural disasters affect risk-taking behavior exploiting geographic variation in exposure to natural … disasters. We conduct standard risk games (using real money) with randomly selected individuals in Indonesia and find that …

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Persistent Impact of Natural Disasters on Child Nutrition and Schooling : Evidence from the 1999 Colombian Earthquake

Bustelo, Monserrat - 2013

This paper studies the impact of the 1999 Colombian Earthquake on child nutrition and schooling. The identification strategy combines household survey data with event data on the timing and location of the earthquake, exploiting the exogenous exposure of children to the shock. The paper uniquely...

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Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration : An Empirical Analysis in Developing Countries

Drabo, Alassane - 2013

The aim of this paper is to assess the relationship between natural disasters caused by climate change and migration by … change, natural disasters and migration is crucial because the management of supplementary migratory flows due to … investigate this relationship by using panel data from developing countries in order to see the effect of the natural disasters on …

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Natural Disaster, Policy Action, and Mental Well-Being : The Case of Fukushima

Goebel, Jan - 2013

We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on people's mental well‐being in another industrialized country, more than 5000 miles distant. The meltdown significantly increased environmental concerns by 20% among the German population. Subsequent drastic policy action permanently shut down...

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Natural Disasters and University Enrolment : Evidence from L'Aquila Earthquake

Cerqua, Augusto - 2015

This paper uses the synthetic control method to look at how the L'Aquila earthquake affected subsequent enrolment at the local university. Such an issue is closely related to the economic consequences caused by this event given the large contribution made by the university to the local economy...

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Gender Differences in Altruism : Responses to a Natural Disaster

Lilley, Matthew - 2016

High-profile disasters can cause large spikes in philanthropy and volunteerism. By providing temporary positive shocks …

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Modelling Charitable Donations to an Unexpected Natural Disaster : Evidence from the U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Brown, Sarah - 2009

Using household-level data, we explore the relationship between donations to the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster and other charitable donations. The empirical evidence suggests that donations specifically for the victims of the tsunami are positively associated with the amount...

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The Economic Impact of Migrants from Hurricane Maria

Peri, Giovanni - 2020

Using a synthetic control estimation strategy we examine the economic impact of a large inflow of people from Puerto Rico into Orlando in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017. We find that aggregate employment in Orlando increased as a result of the...

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