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Impact of Hurricanes on Agriculture: Evidence from the Caribbean
Description: Large parts of the Caribbean depend heavily on agriculture for income, a sector particularly sensitive to hurricanes. This paper uses historical hurricane tracks, in conjunction with aggregated and disaggregated data, to evaluate econometrically the impact of hurricanes on agriculture in the Caribbean for the period 1961-2009. [Source: Natural Hazards Review]
URL: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000235
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Source: Natural Hazards Review
Publish Date: 8/1/2017
Reading Level: Expert
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