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...

Cur síos iomlán

Sonraí bibleagrafaíochta
Príomhchruthaitheoir: Ramcharan, Rodney
Formáid: IRIS
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Sraith:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/048
Rochtain ar líne:Full text available on IMF