Natural disasters and the effect of trade on income: A new panel IV approach

European Economic Review

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-30

  Felbermayr, Gabriel ^a,b   Gröschl, Jasmin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CESifo ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravity; Instrumental variable estimation; Natural disasters; Openness; Panel econometrics; Per capita income

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; ECONOMETRICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INCOME; NATURAL DISASTER; TRADE FLOW;

EID: 84871732449     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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