Quantifying the economic impact of disasters on businesses using human mobility data: a Bayesian causal inference approach

Abstract In recent years, extreme shocks, such as natural disasters, are increasing in both frequency and intensity, causing significant economic loss to many cities around the world. Quantifying the economic cost of local businesses after extreme shocks is important for post-disaster assessment and...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Yabe, Yunchang Zhang, Satish V. Ukkusuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-12-01
Series:EPJ Data Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-020-00255-6