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Financial Impact of Mega Disasters

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Governance, Risk and Financial Impact of Mega Disasters

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International statistics indicate that total inflation adjusted losses caused by catastrophic natural disasters more than tripled between the 1980s and the present decade

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  1. German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tokyo, Japan

    Franz Waldenberger

  2. Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan

    Akiko Kamesaka

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  1. School of Business Administration, Financial Markets Research Center, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan

    Akiko Kamesaka

  2. German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tokyo, Japan

    Franz Waldenberger

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Waldenberger, F., Kamesaka, A. (2019). Financial Impact of Mega Disasters. In: Kamesaka, A., Waldenberger, F. (eds) Governance, Risk and Financial Impact of Mega Disasters. Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9005-0_1

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