Natural Disasters and Economic Policy for the Pacific Rim

Ilan Noy

No 201201, Working Papers from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics

Abstract: We survey the history of natural disasters in the Pacific Rim, and the region's vulnerabilities. We also discuss the extent of our knowledge about the short- and long-term economic impacts of these disasters, and prevention, mitigation and post-disaster policies that may be implemented.

Keywords: Natural disasters; Climate change; Growth; Economic impact; Pacific Rim (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O11 O40 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2012-01-01
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