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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Tác giả chính: Ramcharan, Rodney
Định dạng: Tạp chí
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Loạt:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/048
Truy cập trực tuyến:Full text available on IMF