The Economic and Policy Consequences of Catastrophes
What is the likelihood that the U.S. will experience a devastating catastrophic event over the next few decades – something that would substantially reduce the capital stock, GDP and wealth? What does the possibility of such an event imply for the behavior of economic variables such as investment, i...
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | en_US |
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MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51710 |