TY - BOOK AU - Fiala,Oliver ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Natural Disasters and Individual Behaviour in Developing Countries: Risk, Trust and the Demand for Microinsurance T2 - Contributions to Economics, SN - 9783319539041 AV - HD72-88 U1 - 338.9 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Development economics KW - Environmental economics KW - Behavioral economics KW - Poverty KW - Insurance KW - Development Economics KW - Environmental Economics KW - Behavioral/Experimental Economics KW - Development Aid N1 - Introduction -- Natural Disasters in Developing Countries -- Experience Natural Disasters: How this Influences Risk Aversion and Trust -- The Demand for Microinsurance Products Against Disaster Risk -- Going Forward: Building Resilience with Microinsurance -- Conclusion; Available to subscribing member institutions only. Доступно лише організаціям членам підписки N2 - 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. UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53904-1 ER -