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Crimes of the current: Natural disasters and crime in Kenya
Highlights Exposure to natural disasters increases the risk of experiencing crime. Experiences of theft and physical attack increase, as does the fear of crime. Qualitative data suggests the role of cost-benefit considerations in crime. Abtract This paper studies the link... Read article
Highlights Exposure to natural disasters increases the risk of experiencing crime. Experiences of theft and physical attack increase, as does the fear of crime. Qualitative data suggests the role of cost-benefit considerations in crime. Abtract This paper studies the link... Read article
Trust a few: Natural disasters and the disruption of trust in Africa
Highlights Natural disaster exposure imposes a negative influence on the formation of trust. Shocks during the impressionable years influence the development of trust. Increased disaster frequency has a negative association with interpersonal and institutional trust. Abstract Individuals are at their... Read article
Highlights Natural disaster exposure imposes a negative influence on the formation of trust. Shocks during the impressionable years influence the development of trust. Increased disaster frequency has a negative association with interpersonal and institutional trust. Abstract Individuals are at their... Read article
Trust a few: natural disasters and the formation of trust in Africa
Individuals are at their most mental plasticity in their impressionable years (ages 18–25 years) forming long-term attitudes and behaviours essential to functioning in a society, such as trust. In this paper we ask how exposure to natural disasters within the... Read article
Individuals are at their most mental plasticity in their impressionable years (ages 18–25 years) forming long-term attitudes and behaviours essential to functioning in a society, such as trust. In this paper we ask how exposure to natural disasters within the... Read article
Coping Collectively: Responses to Natural Disasters in Africa
Natural disasters occur at an increasing frequency affecting the lives of individuals in significant ways. We study the coping responses to disasters, matching data on disaster locations with individual-level survey data from over 150,000 individuals in 37 African countries in... Read article
Natural disasters occur at an increasing frequency affecting the lives of individuals in significant ways. We study the coping responses to disasters, matching data on disaster locations with individual-level survey data from over 150,000 individuals in 37 African countries in... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.