Do remittances dampen the effect of natural disasters on output growth volatility in developing countries?

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2241-2254

  Ebeke, Christian ^a,b   Combes, Jean Louis ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b Fondation pour les études et les Recherches sur le Développement International   (France)

Author keywords

natural disasters; output growth volatility; remittances

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; MACROECONOMICS; NATURAL DISASTER; PANEL DATA; REMITTANCE;

EID: 84859645486     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2012.659347     Document Type: Article

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