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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第一著者: Ramcharan, Rodney
フォーマット: 雑誌
言語:English
出版事項: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
シリーズ:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/048
オンライン・アクセス:Full text available on IMF