Jaharudin Padli|Muzafar Shah Habibullah|Baharom Abdul Hamid
The impact of human development on natural disaster fatalities and damage: panel data evidence
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu|Universiti Putra Malaysia|International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance
countries high levels human development able reduce impact natural disasters terms total numbers people killed affected damage study investigate impact human development indicators income per capita human capital education level natural disaster fatalities total deaths total affected total economic losses 79 selected countries using dynamic panel data analysis found level economic development plays important role mitigating impact natural disasters droughts earthquakes extreme temperatures floods storms volcanoes landslides wildfires factors found determine number natural disaster fatalities include population population density unemployment investment government consumption openness education corruption using dynamic panel data model found education investment government consumption openness display inverse relationship population population density direct positive relationship