The economics of natural disasters in a developing country: The case of Vietnam

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-354

  Noy, Ilan ^a   Vu, Tam Bang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Exogenous shocks; Growth; Natural disaster; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952954629     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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