The Economics Of Natural Disasters

1 For example, the on-line index to the Journal of Economic Literature lists only thirty-eight citations under the topic "natural disaster," seven under "earthquake," and eighteen under "floods."

[1]  Thomas Russell,et al.  Catastrophe Insurance, Capital Markets and Uninsurable Risks , 1997 .

[2]  Stephanie E. Chang,et al.  The Regional Economic Impact of an Earthquake: Direct and Indirect Effects of Electricity Lifeline Disruptions , 1997 .

[3]  T. Lewis,et al.  Self-insurance against natural disasters , 1989 .

[4]  The local economic effects of natural disasters , 1987 .

[5]  C. F. Sirmans,et al.  Flood insurance, wealth redistribution, and urban property values , 1989 .

[6]  C. Scawthorn,et al.  The influence of natural hazards on urban housing location , 1982 .

[7]  J. Cordes,et al.  In Harm's Way: Does Federal Spending on Beach Enhancement and Protection Induce Excessive Development in Coastal Areas? , 1998 .

[8]  H. Kunreuther.  Disaster Insurance Protection: Public Policy Lessons , 1978 .

[9]  Carol Taylor West,et al.  Modeling the Regional Impact of Natural Disaster and Recovery: A General Framework and an Application to Hurricane Andrew , 1994 .

[10]  David E. Frame.  Housing, Natural Hazards, and Insurance , 1998 .

[11]  John Whittaker.  The Economic Effects of Floods , 1973 .

[12]  L. Alessi,et al.  Toward an Analysis of Postdisaster Cooperation , 1975 .

[13]  Christopher M. Lewis,et al.  The Role of Government Contracts in Discretionary Reinsurance Markets for Natural Disasters , 1997 .

[14]  R. Palm.  Earthquake Insurance , 1994 .

[15]  H. Geman,et al.  Pricing Catastrophe Insurance Futures and Call Spreads , 1995 .

[16]  H. Kunreuther,et al.  Should earthquake mitigation measures be voluntary or required? , 1992 .

[17]  Richard Bernknopf,et al.  Earthquake and volcano hazard notices: An economic evaluation of changes in risk perceptions , 1990 .

[18]  David S. Brookshire,et al.  A Test of the Expected Utility Model: Evidence from Earthquake Risks , 1985, Journal of Political Economy.

[19]  Tim Allison,et al.  ON THE PLAUSIBILITY OF THE SUPPLY‐DRIVEN INPUT‐OUTPUT MODEL: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON JOINT STABILITY* , 1989 .

[20]  H. Kunreuther.  Mitigating disaster losses through insurance , 1996 .

[21]  Jerome W. Milliman,et al.  MEASURING THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF EARTHQUAKES AND EARTHQUAKE PREDICTIONS , 1984 .

[22]  Weimin Dong,et al.  Paying the Price: The Status and Role of Insurance against Natural Disasters in the United States , 1999 .

[23]  Kelvin Dushnisky,et al.  Estimating Potential Capital Losses from Large Earthquakes , 1994 .

[24]  Howard Kunreuther,et al.  The Economics of Natural Disasters: Implications for Federal Policy , 1970 .