World Bank / Philip Keefer, Eric Neumayer and Thomas Plumper (Policy Research Working Paper ; no. WPS 5182) http://tinyurl.com/ycy5dch [Summary] Governments can significantly reduce earthquake mortality by implementing and enforcing quake-proof construction regulation. The authors examine why many governments do not. Contrary to intuition, controlling for the strength and location of actual earthquakes, mortality is … Continue reading »
