Fiscal storms: Public spending and revenues in the aftermath of natural disasters

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-128

  Noy, Ilan ^a   Nualsri, Aekkanush ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 79957526309     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X1000046X     Document Type: Article

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