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Humanitarian economics
Carbonnier, Gilles - 2018
This paper introduces the origins and scope of humanitarian economics, a vibrant field of study and practice that deals with the economics and political economy of war, disaster, and humanitarian action. To illustrate the field's scientific and policy relevance, the paper draws on various...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011846194
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Environmental disasters and mental health : evidence from oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon
Chong, Alberto; Srebot, Carla - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012215040
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Assessment of the effects and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in The Bahamas
Inter-American Development Bank; Vereinte Nationen / … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013329401
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Institutional and methodological recommendations for the measurement of indicators for the disaster-related Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk...
Vereinte Nationen / Economic Commission for Latin … - 2022
This document outlines institutional and methodological recommendations proposes six methodological steps for measuring indicators for the disaster-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and defines a number of global, regional and...
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The labor market impacts of the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore oil drilling moratorium
Aldy, Joseph E. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010410330
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The labor market impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and offshore oil drilling moratorium
Aldy, Joseph E. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010412807
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The 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes' effects on Food Stamp Program caseloads and benefits issued
Hanson, Kenneth A.; Oliveira, Victor J. - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003745403
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Preventing environmental disasters : market-based vs. command-and-control policies
Lamperti, Francesco; Napoletano, Mauro; Roventini, Andrea - 2015
change and the prevention of environmental disasters. Drawing on the model proposed in Acemoglu et al. (2012, American … direct technical change toward "green" technologies and to prevent climate disasters, they constitute a valuable alternative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410362
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Public sector corruption and the probability of technological disasters
Yamamura, Eiji - 2013
A growing number of studies have explored the influence of institution on the outcomes of disasters and accidents from … the viewpoint of political economy. This paper focuses on the probability of the occurrence of disasters rather than … probability of technological disasters. It was found that public sector corruption raises the probability of technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011526947
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Middle class flight from post-Katrina New Orleans : a theoretical analysis of inequality and schooling
Barbieri, Stefano; Edwards, John H. Y. - 2015
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