Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention

Governments can significantly reduce earthquake mortality by enforcing quake-proof construction regulation. We examine why many governments do not. First, mortality is lower in countries with higher earthquake propensity, where the payoffs to investments in mortality prevention are greater. Second,...

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Main Authors:	Keefer, Philip, Neumayer, Eric, Plumper, Thomas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Health Production I120 Economics of Regulation L510 Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction: Government Policy L780 Climate Natural Disasters Global Warming Q540
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4610

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spelling	okr-10986-46102021-04-23T14:02:18Z Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention Keefer, Philip Neumayer, Eric Plumper, Thomas Health Production I120 Economics of Regulation L510 Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction: Government Policy L780 Climate Natural Disasters Global Warming Q540 Governments can significantly reduce earthquake mortality by enforcing quake-proof construction regulation. We examine why many governments do not. First, mortality is lower in countries with higher earthquake propensity, where the payoffs to investments in mortality prevention are greater. Second, the opportunity costs of these investments are higher in poorer countries; mortality is correspondingly less responsive to propensity in poor countries. Third, mortality is higher at any level of quake propensity when governments have fewer incentives to provide public goods, such as in autocracies with less institutionalized ruling parties or in more corrupt countries. 2012-03-30T07:28:47Z 2012-03-30T07:28:47Z 2011 Journal Article World Development 0305750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4610 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	Governments can significantly reduce earthquake mortality by enforcing quake-proof construction regulation. We examine why many governments do not. First, mortality is lower in countries with higher earthquake propensity, where the payoffs to investments in mortality prevention are greater. Second, the opportunity costs of these investments are higher in poorer countries; mortality is correspondingly less responsive to propensity in poor countries. Third, mortality is higher at any level of quake propensity when governments have fewer incentives to provide public goods, such as in autocracies with less institutionalized ruling parties or in more corrupt countries.
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author	Keefer, Philip Neumayer, Eric Plumper, Thomas
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title	Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention
title_short	Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention
title_full	Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention
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title_full_unstemmed	Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention
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Earthquake Propensity and the Politics of Mortality Prevention

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