Macroeconomic Implications of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean /
Each year natural disasters affect about 200 million people and cause about USD 50 billion in damage. This paper compares the incidence of natural disasters across countries along several dimensions and finds that the relative costs tend to be far higher in developing countries than in advanced econ...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2004.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2004/224 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |