Central America is particularly prone to tropical storms and hurricanes. The prevailing conditions of poverty and socioeconomic inequality in most countries of the region make their exposed population especially vulnerable to those adverse natural events. This paper quantifies the causal effects of hurricane windstorms on economic growth using night lights in the Central America region at the highest spatial resolution data available (1 square kilometer)...
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2017/06/27
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WPS8124
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2017/06/27
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Understanding the impact of windstorms on economic activity from night lights in Central America
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wind speed
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