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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主要作者: Ramcharan, Rodney
格式: 杂志
语言:English
出版: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
丛编:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/048
在线阅读:Full text available on IMF