Erwann Michel‐kerjan

Biographic Data

ID3999150
NAMEErwann Michel‐kerjan
GIVEN NAMESErwann
FAMILY NAMEMichel‐kerjan
SIGNATUREKERJAN E M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Pennsylvania
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS11
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • Leadership Dispatches

    Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther et al.BOOKLeadership Dispatches2020

    Through an account of Chile's remarkable recovery after a catastrophic earthquake in 2010, this book unearths a set of leadership principles that are relevant to anyone at the helm of public or private organizations facing risk. Leadership Dispatches is at once the story of nation that shifted into high gear after a major disaster, and an instructive guide for leaders coping with increasingly widespread and menacing crises

  • Toward economic flood loss characterization via hazard simulation

    Open AccessJeffrey Czajkowski, L Cunha et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2016

    Among all natural disasters, floods have historically been the primary cause of human and economic losses around the world. Improving flood risk management requires a multi-scale characterization of the hazard and associated losses—the flood loss footprint. But this is typically not available in a precise and timely manner, yet. To overcome this challenge, we propose a novel and multidisciplinary approach which relies on a computationally efficie…

  • What drives households to buy flood insurance? New evidence from Georgia

    Open AccessAjita Atreya, Susana Ferreira et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2015

  • Evaluating Flood Resilience Strategies for Coastal Megacities

    Open AccessJeroen C J H Aerts, W J Wouter Botzen et al.ARTICLEScience2014

    Integration of models for storms and floods, damages and protections, should aid resilience planning and investments.

  • Determining tropical cyclone inland flooding loss on a large scale through a new flood peak ratio-based methodology

    Open AccessJeffrey Czajkowski, Gabriele Villarini et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2013

    In recent years, the United States has been severely affected by numerous tropical cyclones (TCs) which have caused massive damages. While media attention mainly focuses on coastal losses from storm surge, these TCs have inflicted significant devastation inland as well. Yet, little is known about the relationship between TC-related inland flooding and economic losses. Here we introduce a novel methodology that first successfully characterizes the…

  • Finance des risques catastrophiques

    Erwann Michel-Kerjan, Erwann Michel‐kerjanARTICLERevue économique2013References: 3

    Les catastrophes en série survenues depuis 2001 aux États-Unis ont causé des pertes historiques et obligent à repenser les fondamentaux de la couverture financière du risque et le rôle des secteurs public et privé en matière d’assurabilité des désastres. Dans un marché fortement régulé, aux intérêts économiques et politiques locaux importants, les grands assureurs se désengagent des États américains les plus exposés, faute de pouvoir charger le p…

  • Catastrophe Economics

    Open AccessErwann O Michel-Kerjan, Erwann Michel‐kerjanARTICLEThe Journal of Economic…2010Cited by: 8References: 21

    Hurricane Betsy, which hit Louisiana September 9, 1965, was one of the most intense, deadly, and costly storms ever to make landfall in the United States: it killed 76 people in Louisiana and caused $1.5 billion in damage-equal to nearly $10 billion in 2010 dollars. In 1965, no flood insurance was available, so victims had to rely on friends and family, charities, or federal relief. After that catastrophe, the U.S. government established a new pr…

  • At War with the Weather

    Howard Kunreuther, Howard C Kunreuther et al.BOOKAt war with the weather2009

    Innovative, long-term strategies for reducing vulnerability to large-scale natural disasters and for providing financial support for disaster victims. The United States and other nations are facing large-scale risks at an accelerating rhythm. In 2005, three major hurricanes—Katrina, Rita, and Wilma—made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast within a six-week period. The damage caused by these storms led to insurance reimbursements and federal disast…

  • Toward a New Risk Architecture

    Erwann O Michel-Kerjan, Erwann Michel‐kerjanARTICLESocial research2008

    Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan Toward a New Risk Architecture: The Question of Catastrophe Risk Calculus A CAUSE FOR CONCERN From Catastrophes to Mega-Disasters: A New Era Calls for a New Model THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY THE NEW SCHOOL ON “DISASTERS: Recipes and Remedies” in New York in fall 2007 combined the contribu­ tions of many com plem entary fields pertaining to catastrophe manage­ m ent.' In this paper, I will discuss the challenge of the calcu…

  • Policy

    Open AccessHoward Kunreuther, Erwann Michel-Kerjan et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Economic…2004Cited by: 3References: 6

    This paper examines the role that insurance has played in dealing with terrorism before and after September 11, 2001, by focusing on the distinctive challenges associated with terrorism as a catastrophic risk. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) was passed by the U.S. Congress in November 2002, establishing a national terrorism insurance program that provides up to $100 billion commercial coverage with a specific but temporary risk-sh…