The authors analyze the determinants of fatalities in 2,194 large flood events in 108 countries between 1985 and 2008. Given that socioeconomic factors can affect mortality right in the aftermath of a flood, but also indirectly by influencing flood frequency and magnitude, they distinguish between direct and indirect effects of development on flood mortality. The authors find that income is negatively associated with the frequency of floods and, conditional...
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2011/6/01
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS5725
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2011/6/01
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Nature, socioeconomics and adaptation to natural disasters: new evidence from floods
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flood