This study analyzed the impact of climate-related natural disasters (droughts, floods,
storms/rainstorms) on economic and social variables. As the Africa-specific empirical …

Background Perceived risk towards the coronavirus pandemic is key to improved
compliance with public health measures to reduce the infection rates. This study …

We examine the average causal impact of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti on economic growth
and recovery by conducting a disaggregated empirical analysis at the subnational level. To …

The relationship between disasters triggered by natural hazards (DTNH) and terrorism is
attracting renewed public and academic interest. This review article aims to unveil the key …

Research on the impact of disasters on conflict risks is burgeoning. We conduct a systematic
review of peer-reviewed studies on the topic published between 2000 and 2022 to take …

Purpose Disasters and armed conflict often co-occur, but does that imply that disasters
trigger or fuel conflict? In the small but growing body of literature attempting to answer this …

On-demand ridesharing services are rapidly growing and are predicted to continue to do so,
as they offer millions of trips to potential riders every day. Empirical research have …

A ground-breaking study on how natural disasters can escalate or defuse wars,
insurgencies, and other strife. Armed conflict and natural disasters have plagued the twenty …

How do natural disasters affect the treatment of civilians by non-state actors? On the one
hand, conflict literature argues that adverse shocks influence the strategic interplay between …

Although conventional wisdom suggests that natural disasters tear down trust between
people, this is not necessarily true for all forms of social trust. This study theoretically …