Enterprise Recovery Following Natural Disasters

Enterprise Recovery Following Natural Disasters

Using data from surveys of enterprises in Sri Lanka after the December 2004 tsunami, the authors undertake the first microeconomic study of the recovery of the private firms in a developing country following a major natural disaster. Disaster recov...

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Main Authors: de Mel, Suresh, McKenzie, David, Woodruff, Christopher
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CAPITAL
ACCOUNTING
BANKS
BENEFICIARIES
CAPITAL STOCK
CAPITAL STOCKS
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
DAMAGES
DAT DATABASE
DEATH TOLL
DEVASTATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER RECOVERY
DISASTER RELIEF
DROUGHTS
DURABLES
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKES
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE
EMERGENCIES
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURS
EQUIPMENT
EXPANSION
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL FLOWS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FIRMS
FLOODING
FLOODS
FOOD AID
FORGIVENESS
FORMAL LOANS
GOVERNMENT BANK
HOUSEHOLD BARGAINING
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HURRICANE
HURRICANES
INCOME LEVELS
INFLATION
INSURANCE
INSURANCE MARKET
INSURANCE MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INVENTORIES
LABOR HOURS
LIQUID ASSETS
LOAN
LOANS FROM FAMILY
LOCAL ECONOMY
MACROECONOMICS
MANUFACTURER
MANUFACTURERS
MARKET FAILURES
MICRO ENTERPRISES
MICROENTERPRISES
MICROFINANCE
MICROFINANCE ORGANIZATIONS
MICROFINANCE PRACTITIONERS
MICROFINANCE PROGRAM
MONEYLENDERS
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURAL DISASTERS
NATURAL PHENOMENA
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTSTANDING LOANS
PERSONAL SAVINGS
PRIVATE BANK
PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
PROFITABILITY
RECONSTRUCTION
RELIEF AGENCIES
REMITTANCES
RETURN
RETURNS
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAVINGS
SCALE ENTERPRISES
SHOPS
SMALL BUSINESS
SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SMALL FIRMS
SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISE
SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES
SME
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SUPPLIER
SUPPLIERS
TRADING
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRUST FUND
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMI RECOVERY
TSUNAMIS
VICTIMS
WAGES
WORKING CAPITAL
WRITTEN RECORDS
Microdata Set
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