Understanding the Impact of Windstorms on Economic Activity from Night Lights in Central America
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...
Main Authors: | Ishizawa, Oscar A., Miranda, Juan Jose, Zhang, Hongrui |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/338881498577038860/Understanding-the-impact-of-windstorms-on-economic-activity-from-night-lights-in-Central-America http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27627 |
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