Essays on Disaster Risk and Economic Development

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Essays on Disaster Risk and Economic Development

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Victoria University of Wellington

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This thesis consists of four self-contained papers in the areas of disaster risk and economic development. Chapter One provides a qualitative survey of the empirical literature on the nexus among poverty, inequality and natural disasters. The last few years have seen an explosion of economic research on the consequences of natural disasters. This new interest is attributable first and foremost to a growing awareness of the potentially catastrophic nature of these events, but also a result of ...

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Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2016

Creator

Karim, Azreen

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Essays_on_Disaster_Risk_and_Economic_Development/17018654

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Environment and resource economics / Public economics - taxation and revenue / Socio-economic development / Natural disaster / Economic development / Public spending / School: School of Economics and Finance / Environment and Resource Economics / Economic Development and Growth / Public Economics- Taxation and Revenue / Economic Growth / Income Distribution / Fiscal Policy / Degree Discipline: Economics / Degree Level: Doctoral / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy

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