The economic costs of extreme weather events: A hydrometeorological CGE analysis for Malawi

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-198

  Pauw, Karl ^a   Thurlow, James ^b,c   Bachu, Murthy ^d   Van Seventer, Dirk Ernst ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Malawi)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Kuraray India Private Limited   (India)

^e Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies   (South Africa)

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EID: 78650951691     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14694395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X10000471     Document Type: Article

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