Handbook on the Economics of Disasters

Edited by Mark Skidmore

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Evaluating the myriad dimensions of how disasters can affect economic activity and decision-making, this cutting-edge Handbook presents a timely analysis of the conditions that reduce or exacerbate disaster impacts. Addressing developments in research on disaster economics, internationally recognized scholars combine theoretical considerations with empirical methods to expand and improve the field of disaster mitigation.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9781839103728
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction to the Handbook on the Economics of Disasters , pp 1-12

Mark Skidmore

Ch 2 A taxonomy of natural disasters , pp 13-28

Mark Skidmore

Ch 3 A few good models for economic analysis of disasters: can your model handle the truth? , pp 30-49

Yasuhide Okuyama

Ch 4 Behavioral economic consequences of disasters , pp 50-71

Adam Rose

Ch 5 The role of biases and heuristics in addressing natural disasters , pp 72-85

Howard Kunreuther and Wouter Botzen

Ch 6 Risk preferences and natural disasters: a review of theoretical and empirical themes , pp 86-114

Laura Bakkensen and Marc N. Conte

Ch 7 Economic consequences of pre-COVID-19 epidemics: a literature review , pp 117-133

Ilan Noy and Tomáš Uher

Ch 8 Natural disasters and economic growth: revisiting the evidence , pp 134-149

Jesus Crespo Cuaresma

Ch 9 The impact of natural disasters on economic growth , pp 150-192

Eduardo Cavallo, Oscar Becerra and Laura Acevedo

Ch 10 Assessing the impact of natural disasters on industry gross domestic product in the United States , pp 193-207

Monica Escaleras, Anand Jha and Christopher Boudreaux

Ch 11 The fiscal consequences of natural disasters , pp 208-228

Tatyana Deryugina

Ch 12 Natural disasters and self-reported well-being: a review of the literature , pp 230-251

Michael Berlemann and Marina Eurich

Ch 13 Preferences, behavior, and welfare outcomes against disasters: a review , pp 252-274

Yasuyuki Sawada

Ch 14 Effect of major disasters on geographic mobility intentions: the case of the Fukushima nuclear accident , pp 275-291

Eiji Yamamura, Chisako Yamane, Shoko Yamane and Yoshiro Tsutsui

Ch 15 The role of insurance in integrated disaster risk management with a focus on how insurance can support climate adaptation and disaster resilience , pp 294-318

Swenja Surminski

Ch 16 Supplying insurance for natural disasters: a retrospective study of property insurer strategies , pp 319-353

Patricia H. Born and J. Bradley Karl

Ch 17 Expanded disaster risk assessment using agent-based modeling: a case study on floods in Sri Lanka , pp 355-388

Brian Walsh and Stephane Hallegatte

Ch 18 Using weather modification to subdue severe weather , pp 389-399

Scott Knowles and Mark Skidmore

Ch 19 Advances in the empirical estimation of disaster resilience , pp 401-433

Noah Dormady, Adam Rose and C. Blain Morin

Ch 20 State capacity and vulnerability to natural disasters , pp 434-457

Richard Tol

Ch 21 Small business recovery: lessons from Hurricane Katrina and the COVID-19 pandemic , pp 459-471

Maria Marshall, Bhagyashree Katare and Corinne B. Valdivia

Ch 22 Disaster challenges and entrepreneurial responses , pp 472-486

Virgil Henry Storr, Stefanie Haeffele and Alexander W. Craig

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