Disasters and Economic Welfare : Can National Savings Help Explain Post-disaster Changes in Consumption?

Disasters and Economic Welfare : Can National Savings Help Explain Post-disaster Changes in Consumption?

The debate on whether natural disasters cause significant macroeconomic impacts and indeed hinder development is ongoing. Most analyses along these lines have focused on impacts on gross domestic product. This paper looks beyond this standard natio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mechler, Reinhard
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ADVERSE IMPACT
AGRICULTURE
AIR POLLUTION
CALCULATION
CALCULATIONS
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCKS
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
CONTRIBUTION
CRED
DAMAGES
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEPRECIATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
DISASTER
DISASTER COMMUNITY
DISASTER EVENTS
DISASTER PREVENTION
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER REDUCTION
DISASTER RISK
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTERS
DISCOUNT RATE
DISCOUNT RATES
DROUGHT
DROUGHTS
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC INFORMATION
ECONOMIC RISK
EMERGING ECONOMIES
ENTRY POINT
EXTREME EVENTS
FINANCIAL LOSSES
FIXED CAPITAL
FLOOD
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOREST FIRES
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GLOBALIZATION
GNP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS INCOME
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL SAVINGS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HURRICANE
HURRICANES
INCOME
INCOME GROUPS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INVESTING
LOW INCOME
LOW INCOME GROUP
LOW-INCOME
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
LOW-INCOME GROUP
LOW-INCOME GROUPS
NATIONAL INCOME
NATURAL CATASTROPHES
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL HAZARDS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NET CAPITAL
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OUTPUT
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PREDICTABILITY
PRESENT VALUE
RECONSTRUCTION
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
REINSURANCE
REINVESTMENTS
RELIEF
RENTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
SAVINGS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL WELFARE
STOCKS
STORM
STORMS
SUDDEN ONSET DISASTERS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
THIRD WORLD
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
TROPICAL CYCLONES
VOLATILITY
WEALTH
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090706082915
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4179

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4179

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