The macroeconomic consequences of disasters

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-231

  Noy, Ilan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital account policies; Growth; Institutions; Natural disasters

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INCOME; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MACROECONOMICS; NATURAL DISASTER; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EID: 56349130283     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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