Does development reduce fatalities from natural disasters? New evidence for floods

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 649-679

  Ferreira, Susana ^a   Hamilton, Kirk ^b   Vincent, Jeffrey R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84888387913     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X13000387     Document Type: Article

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