One-hour joint interview on Japanese TV NHK. Dealing with extreme disruptions.

ASIAN VOICES / Archives Program InfoArchives First program: Sep. 24, 2011 (plus multiple schedules in the fall). Dealing with Extreme Disruptions – Are We Ready for Anything? – This edition of Asian Voices comes to you from a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Dalian, China. The disaster in Japan this past March had [...]

NBER Call for Papers: Insurance Markets and Catastrophe Risk (May 2012; Cambridge, MA).

Insurance Markets and Catastrophe Risk Conference Theme In recent years, a series of extreme events have caused large economic shocks, created substantial political and social challenges, and raised the prospect of higher risk and potential dislocation in the future. The recent financial crisis, natural disasters, terrorist acts, technological accidents, outbreaks of contagious diseases, medical advances [...]