Title Page
Contents
Abstract 8
Ⅰ. Introduction 9
Ⅱ. Literature Review 10
Ⅲ. Methods and Data 14
A. Methods 14
B. Data 15
1) Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) 16
2) World Development Indicators (WDI) 16
3) Descriptive Statistics 17
Ⅳ. Empirical Findings 22
Ⅴ. Conclusion 31
References 34
Appendix 39
국문초록 41
〈Table 1〉 Literature Review on Natural Disasters and Economic Development 13
〈Table 2〉 List of Variables 17
〈Table 3〉 Summary of Statistics 18
〈Table 4〉 Fixed Effects Regression and Negative Binomial Estimates - 1 24
〈Table 5〉 Fixed Effects Negative Binomial Estimates with Squared and Interaction Terms 26
〈Table 6〉 Fixed Effects Regression and Negative Binomial Estimates per Income Group - 1 27
〈Table 7〉 Fixed Effects Regression and Negative Binomial Estimates - 2 29
〈Table 8〉 Fixed Effects Regression and Negative Binomial Estimates per Income Group - 2 30
〈Table A1〉 List of Countries 40
〈Figure 1〉 Occurrence of Natural Disaster Events 19
〈Figure 2〉 Relationship between Average GDP per Capita and Number of Disaster Event Occurrences 19
〈Figure 3〉 Trend of Average GDP per Capita and Deaths from Natural Disasters 20
〈Figure 4〉 Relationship between Average GDP per Capita and Deaths from Natural Disasters 20
〈Figure 5〉 Relationship between Average GDP per Capita and Deaths from Natural Disasters for Low and Lower-Middle Income Group 21
〈Figure 6〉 Relationship between Average GDP per Capita and Deaths from Natural Disasters for Upper-Middle and High Income Group 21