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PRESCRIBED FIRE: LIABILITY, REGULATION, AND ENDOGENOUS RISK [PDF]

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This paper compares the incentive effects of strict liability and negligence rules when timing of activity affects environmental risk. The model is developed in the context of prescribed fire as a land management input, with an extension to the related ...
Yoder, Jonathan K.
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A proposal for efficiently resolving out-of-the-money swap positions at large insolvent banks [PDF]

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Recent evidence suggests that bank regulators appear to be able to resolve insolvent large banks efficiently without either protecting uninsured deposits through invoking "too-big-to-fail" or causing serious harm to other banks or financial markets.
George G. Kaufman
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Modeling Flood Perils and Flood Insurance Program in Taiwan [PDF]

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Taiwan had approximately 3,000 buildings damaged by floods with an economic loss of NT$12.8 billion annually, a figure 4.5 times more than economic losses due to fire damages. Many insurers become extremely cautious when underwriting their flood policies
Chang, Ching-Cheng   +2 more
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LIABILITY, REGULATION AND ENDOGENOUS RISK: INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF ESCAPED PRESCRIBED FIRES IN THE UNITED STATES [PDF]

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Prescribed fire is a useful but risky method for reducing general wildfire risk and improving wildlife habitat, biodiversity, timber growth, and agricultural forage.
Jonathan Yoder
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Assessing wildland-urban interface fire risk. [PDF]

open access: yesR Soc Open Sci, 2020
Mahmoud H, Chulahwat A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Policy Implications for Protecting Health from the Hazards of Fire Smoke. A Panel Discussion Report from the Workshop Landscape Fire Smoke: Protecting Health in an Era of Escalating Fire Risk. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Cowie CT   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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