How Big Are the Benefits of Economic Diversification? : Evidence from Earthquakes /

Economic activity is risky. Returns across economic sectors can be highly variable, potentially causing costly adjustments to consumption. However, when returns are imperfectly correlated across sectors and insurance is unavailable, diversification can reduce the economic impact of shocks. Therefore...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Ramcharan, Rodney
التنسيق: دورية
اللغة:English
منشور في: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
سلاسل:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/048
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:Full text available on IMF