Essays about: "Economic Disasters"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 81 essays containing the words Economic Disasters.
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11. Innovation as an Adaptive Response to Natural Disasters : a Dynamic Cross-Country Panel Data Analysis of the Impact of Floods on Risk-mitigating Patents
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : As climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of natural disasters worldwide, the question of coping with extreme events is gaining more attention. Within the climate discourse, innovation is an essential adaptation strategy. READ MORE
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12. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. READ MORE
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13. Shaky Growth: Chile's earthquake and its effect on GDP. Did the 2010 earthquake change Chile's growth path? Evidence of a synthetic control study
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This quasi-experimental study analyses the effects of the 2010 Chile earthquake and finds an effect GDP per capita in the years following the event, by using the synthetic control method. After the shock, the country experienced an increase of 7% on GDP per capita on average, an effect which is significant yet only transitory as Chile and its counterfactual catch up again 5 years after the event. READ MORE
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14. Climate Change and Positive Peace - A Study on the Effects of Rapid-Onset Climate Change on Positive Peace
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : While it has often been argued to be connected, the climate-peace nexus is still understudied. Multiple reasons are underlying this, such as that the focus has been solely on the effects of climate change on negative peace and that a clear definition of what peace consists of is non-existent. READ MORE
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15. Fostering Cooperative Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic : A case study on coffee cooperatives' operations during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : This study investigates the resilience of coffee cooperatives and producer organizations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and explores their adaptations to the context in relation to their livelihood capitals. The changes to their operations are analyzed through the contexts of shocks, trends and stresses and how they perceived these threats. READ MORE