Hallegatte, Stéphane; Ghil, Michael - In: Ecological Economics 68 (2008) 1-2, pp. 582-592
We investigate the macroeconomic response to natural disasters by using an endogenous business cycle (EnBC) model in which cyclical behavior arises from the investment-profit instability. Our model exhibits a larger response to natural disasters during expansions than during recessions. This...