Natural disasters and individual behaviour in developing countries : risk, trust and the demand for microinsurance / Oliver Fiala.
Fiala, Oliver, author.
2017
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Title Natural disasters and individual behaviour in developing countries : risk, trust and the demand for microinsurance / Oliver Fiala.
Author Fiala, Oliver, author.
ISBN 9783319539041 (electronic book)
3319539043 (electronic book)
9783319539034
3319539035
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53904-1
Published Cham : Springer, 2017.
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-53904-1 doi
Call Number GB5014
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.34
Summary This study investigates the complex link between natural disasters, individual behaviour – in the form of an individual’s risk-taking propensity and level of trust – and the demand for microinsurance. Developing countries are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change as they affect their development processes and set back poverty reduction efforts. Using a unique data set for rural Cambodia based on a survey, experimental games and a discrete choice experiment, the study highlights the importance of perceptions, expectations and psychological factors in decision-making processes with substantial consequences for long-term economic perspectives and poverty alleviation. .
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 13, 2017)
Series Contributions to economics.
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Introduction
Natural Disasters in Developing Countries
Experience Natural Disasters: How this Influences Risk Aversion and Trust
The Demand for Microinsurance Products Against Disaster Risk
Going Forward: Building Resilience with Microinsurance
Conclusion.

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