Fomby, Thomas; Ikeda, Yuki; Loayza, Norman - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009
This paper provides a description of the macroeconomic aftermath of natural disasters. It traces the yearly response of … four types of natural disasters - droughts, floods, earthquakes, and storms. The paper uses a methodological approach based … heterogeneous effects on a variety of dimensions. First, the effects of natural disasters are stronger, for better or worse, on …