Estimating the direct economic damages of the earthquake in Haiti. The Economic Journal. 2010; 120: F298-F312.Cavallo, E.A., Powell, A. and Becerra, O. (2010). Estimating the direct economic damage of the Earthquake in Haiti. [online] http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?
Major catastrophes such as the Southeast Asian tsunami, hurricane Katrina, and the Haiti earthquake have recently spurred research regarding the relationship between natural disasters and long-run economic growth. This study examines the conjecture that disaster risks can promote economic growth through the...
Chi-Kyu Kim.The effects of natural disasters on long-run eco-nomic growth. The Michigan Journal of Business . 2011Kim C (2010) The effects of natural disasters on long-run economic growth. The Michigan. J Bus 41:15-49Chul-Kyu, K. The Effects of Natural Disasters on Long-Run Economic ...
Journal of Peacebuilding & DevelopmentShamsie Y: Pro-poor economic development aid to Haiti: Unintended effects arising from the conflict development nexus. J Peacebuild Dev 2012, 6:32-44.SHAMSIE, Yasmine (2011). «Pro-poor Economic Development Aid to Haiti: Unintended Effects Arising From the...
This is an empirical study to assess the long-run economic effects of airport construction. Kansai metropolitan area, the western big urban area in Japan, has decreased her relative shares in various economic activities. Her reactivation is of great concern not only for local benefit, but also ...
This approach has been used in a number of instances where telecommunications services have been lost, from the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake to areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. The introduction of technology using the TV white spaces will...
A wide range of research has used cross-country data to test the relationship between economic growth and monetary measures of poverty, yet the smaller strand of research looking at the effects of growth on childhood malnutrition – an equally important indicator of poverty -has generally found muc...
Effects of the earthquake of March 27, 1964, at Seward, Alaska: Chapter E in The Alaska earthquake, March 27, 1964: effects on communities Seward, in south-central Alaska, was one of the towns most devastated by the Alaska earthquake of March 27, 1964. The greater part of Seward is bui...
King Banaian argues that the stimulus created/saved a half a million jobs but that the long-run effects are "murkier." 2. Entitlement programs don't increase the number of rich people relative to the population. Markets tend to do that and it's reasonable to think that, at some point,...
which carries out its day-to-day operations. The purpose of GFDRR is to help developing countries address disaster vulnerability and vulnerability to theeffects of climate change. Its work is primarily driven by the Hyogo Framework for Action, and its programs focus on mainstreamingdisaster risk ...