The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper

The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper

This paper provides a review and assessment of the current literature on the macroeconomic impact of natural disasters in the Caribbean, including other non-Caribbean studies that may have implications for it. It also discusses, in view of existing studies, what factors may make Caribbean economies...

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Main Author: Strobl, Eric
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
NATURAL DISASTER
ECONOMIC SHOCK
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
DEBT
INDIRECT LOSS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/658681635294400996/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-The-Macroeconomic-Impacts-of-Natural-Disasters-in-the-Caribbean-Background-Paper
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spelling okr-10986-364062021-10-30T09:24:34Z The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper Strobl, Eric MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT NATURAL DISASTER ECONOMIC SHOCK ECONOMIC RESILIENCE ECONOMIC RECOVERY DEBT INDIRECT LOSS This paper provides a review and assessment of the current literature on the macroeconomic impact of natural disasters in the Caribbean, including other non-Caribbean studies that may have implications for it. It also discusses, in view of existing studies, what factors may make Caribbean economies more resilient to these extreme events, as well as whether there are damage thresholds beyond which recovery will be more difficult. Finally, recommendations are provided for future data collection and research that might provide further light on the issues. 2021-10-27T15:02:59Z 2021-10-27T15:02:59Z 2020-01-27 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/658681635294400996/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-The-Macroeconomic-Impacts-of-Natural-Disasters-in-the-Caribbean-Background-Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36406 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean
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topic MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
NATURAL DISASTER
ECONOMIC SHOCK
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
DEBT
INDIRECT LOSS
spellingShingle MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
NATURAL DISASTER
ECONOMIC SHOCK
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
DEBT
INDIRECT LOSS
Strobl, Eric
The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
description This paper provides a review and assessment of the current literature on the macroeconomic impact of natural disasters in the Caribbean, including other non-Caribbean studies that may have implications for it. It also discusses, in view of existing studies, what factors may make Caribbean economies more resilient to these extreme events, as well as whether there are damage thresholds beyond which recovery will be more difficult. Finally, recommendations are provided for future data collection and research that might provide further light on the issues.
format Working Paper
author Strobl, Eric
author_facet Strobl, Eric
author_sort Strobl, Eric
title The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_short The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_full The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_fullStr The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_full_unstemmed The Macroeconomic Impacts of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean : 360° Resilience Background Paper
title_sort macroeconomic impacts of natural disasters in the caribbean : 360° resilience background paper
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/658681635294400996/360-Resilience-A-Guide-to-Prepare-the-Caribbean-for-a-New-Generation-of-Shocks-The-Macroeconomic-Impacts-of-Natural-Disasters-in-the-Caribbean-Background-Paper
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36406
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