This paper reviews the empirical literature on the economic impacts of natural disasters to inform both climate adaptation policy and the estimation of potential climate damages. It covers papers that estimate the shortand long-run economic impacts of weather-related extreme events as well as studies regarding the determinants of the magnitude of those damages (including fatalities). The paper ...

The specific objective of the social protection panel is to identify the main social protection challenges that the region faces as a consequence of the increase in economic and social insecurity due to the severe crisis that the region is currently facing. We were also told to identify the principal impacts of recent adverse shocks to the region, including the September 11 events, and measure ...

In this article, we collect consumer delinquency data from several economic shocks in order to study the creation of stress test models. We leverage the Dual-time Dynamics modeling technique to better isolate macroeconomic impacts whenever vintage-level performance data is available. The stress test models follow a framework described here of focusing on consumer-centric macroeconomic variables...

Abstract—The objective of this study is to determine how entrepreneurs perceive the economic, social and physical impacts of tourism. The study was conducted in the city of Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, which is rich in thermal tourism resources and investments. A survey was used as the data collection method, and the questionnaire was applied to 472 entrepreneurs. A simple random sampling method was...

This paper discusses the impacts of proposed development projects at Emu Park—a coastal town in Queensland, Australia—on regional economy. The input–output (IO) analysis is used to assess the economic benefits to the region. The economic impacts from the construction stage are identified. The ongoing benefits from the projects to the regional economy due to a potential increase in tourists’ vis...

The primary objective of this paper is to analyse the extent and magnitude of the actual social, economic and environmental impacts of the Atatürk Dam in Southeast Anatolia, Turkey, on the region some eight years after its construction was completed. The direct impacts, both positive and negative, due to the construction of the Atatürk Dam on the people living in the two provinces affected dire...

Harmful non-indigenous species (NIS) impose great economic and environmental impacts globally, but little is known about their impacts in Southeast Asia. Lack of knowledge of the magnitude of the problem hinders the allocation of appropriate resources for NIS prevention and management. We used benefit-cost analysis embedded in a Monte-Carlo simulation model and analysed economic and environment...

The project description and justification are presented first, followed by the legal and institutional framework of the Republic of Gambia and the Republic of Senegal. A brief description of the main environmental conditions in the project area is then given, highlighting the physical, biological and human (social, cultural and economic) components. The variants are compared in terms of technic...

The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050 projects demographic and economic trends over the next four decades, using joint modelling by the OECD and the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. It assesses the impacts of these trends on the environment if we do not introduce more ambitious policies to better manage natural assets. It then examines some of the policies that could change tha...