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Course Description
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Course Name
Special Topic: Disasters and Economic Policy
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Host University
Victoria University of Wellington
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Location
Wellington, New Zealand
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Area of Study
Economics
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Credit Points
15 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3 - 4
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4 - 6
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Description
The economic aspects of disaster management and policy, including these topics: the economic history of natural disasters; the literature on the economics of natural disasters; a comparison with other types of economic shocks (finance, wars).Possible topics to be covered:
(the final list will also depend on the availability of guest lecturers and their specific expertise)
- History of disasters and their economic impact
- Disaster risk management
- Economic vulnerability to disasters
- Prevention/mitigation of disaster impact
- Disaster impact on poverty and inequality
- Political factors in determining vulnerability
- Post disaster growth and reconstruction
- Long-run growth and disaster risk
- Fiscal policy and disaster risk management
- Foreign aid and disasters
- Insurance (implicit and explicit ? fiscal, household)
- Climate change and disaster risk
- International aspects of disasters (migration, remittances, and aid)
- Human behavioural during and after disastersCourse Learning Objectives
1. Analyse the history of disasters and their differing economic impacts.
2. Distinguish between direct, indirect, short, and long-run impacts on different facets of the economy and the micro and aggregate levels.
3. Evaluate ex-ante mitigation policy and its cost-benefit.
4. Appraise post-disaster interventions and their efficacy.Assessment
5-minute Presentation 30%
2 Short Papers 30%
Participation 10%
Final Research Paper 30%
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