Disasters, economic growth and fiscal response in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972-2010

The aim of this study is to estimate the impact of geological and climate-related disasters on the per capita growth rates of gross domestic product (GDP) and fiscal expenditure in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The results show that the effects vary by type of disaster and by subregion. In...

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Autor principal:	Bello, Omar
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	2017
Materias:	DESASTRES NATURALES CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO PRODUCTO INTERNO BRUTO GASTOS PUBLICOS NATURAL DISASTERS ECONOMIC GROWTH GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
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spelling	oai-11362-420072020-11-19T01:58:04Z Disasters, economic growth and fiscal response in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972-2010 Bello, Omar DESASTRES NATURALES CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO PRODUCTO INTERNO BRUTO GASTOS PUBLICOS NATURAL DISASTERS ECONOMIC GROWTH GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES The aim of this study is to estimate the impact of geological and climate-related disasters on the per capita growth rates of gross domestic product (GDP) and fiscal expenditure in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The results show that the effects vary by type of disaster and by subregion. In the Caribbean countries, the per capita GDP growth rate has typically responded negatively to climate disasters, whereas the response to a geological disaster has generally not been statistically significant. In Central American countries, the response of the per capita GDP growth rate was found to be negative in the first year and positive in the third year in the case of climate disasters, but positive in the second and third years for disasters of geological origin. 2017-08-08T16:22:12Z 2017-08-08T16:22:12Z 2017-04 Texto Sección o Parte de un Documento http://hdl.handle.net/11362/42007 LC/PUB.2017/8-P 1 en CEPAL Review CEPAL Review 121 .pdf application/pdf 1972 AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 2010
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description	The aim of this study is to estimate the impact of geological and climate-related disasters on the per capita growth rates of gross domestic product (GDP) and fiscal expenditure in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The results show that the effects vary by type of disaster and by subregion. In the Caribbean countries, the per capita GDP growth rate has typically responded negatively to climate disasters, whereas the response to a geological disaster has generally not been statistically significant. In Central American countries, the response of the per capita GDP growth rate was found to be negative in the first year and positive in the third year in the case of climate disasters, but positive in the second and third years for disasters of geological origin.
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title	Disasters, economic growth and fiscal response in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972-2010
title_short	Disasters, economic growth and fiscal response in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972-2010
title_full	Disasters, economic growth and fiscal response in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972-2010
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title_full_unstemmed	Disasters, economic growth and fiscal response in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972-2010
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Disasters, economic growth and fiscal response in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1972-2010

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