Local economic impacts of natural disasters

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 804-820

  Xiao, Yu ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; FLOOD DAMAGE; INCOME; LOCAL ECONOMY; NATURAL DISASTER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053242775     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2011.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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