The growth impact of disasters in Developing Asia.

The growth impact of disasters in Developing Asia.

This paper estimates the growth impact of disasters, with a focus on developing Asia and its subregions. It finds that severe disasters slow down annual growth in the Pacific island countries by between 1 and 2 percentage points on average. This should come as no surprise, given these economies extr...

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Autor principal: Dagli, Suzette (Autor)
Format: Electronic Resource
Idioma:English
Publicat: Manila,Philippines Asian Development Bank, [2019]
Col·lecció:Economics working papers.
Matèries:
Natural disasters > Risk assessment > Developing countries.
Natural disasters > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Electronic book.
Accés en línia:https://www.adb.org/publications/growth-impact-disasters-developing-asia