Natural Disasters and Individual Behaviour in Developing Countries Risk, Trust and the Demand for Microinsurance /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Fiala, Oliver (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Contributions to Economics,
• Θέματα: Insurance.; Behavioral economics.; Development economics.; Environmental economics.; Poverty.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Behavioral/Experimental Economics.; Poverty, Aid and Development.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XI, 195 p. 46 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319539041
• ISSN: 1431-1933

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. .