Mangroves for Coastal Protection : Evidence from Hurricanes in Central America
This paper evaluates whether mangroves can mitigate the impact of hurricanes on economic activity. The paper assembles a new, regionwide panel data set that measures local economic activity using nightlights, potential hurricane damages using a det...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/700941553603777645/Mangroves-for-Coastal-Protection-Evidence-from-Hurricanes-in-Central-America http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31454 |