Do Disasters Affect Growth? Five Macro Model-Based Insights on the Empirical DebateA growing body of empirical work has sought to quantify the impacts of natural disasters on economic growth. To date, this literature has found seemingly contradictory results, ranging from positive effects in cross-sectional analyses (e.g., Skidmore and Toya, 2002) to extremely large negative impacts in panel regressions (e.g., Hsiang and ...
This talk will discuss results from a recent study by Raj Chetty, PhD, Professor of Economics, Stanford University and his colleagues on the relationship between life expectancy and income in the U.S. Using 1.4 billion records on income and mortality, the authors present new estimates of life expectancy by income level ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Water Quality Fish, reptiles, amphibians and insect use Tule Ponds as a source of fresh water. Learn how we measure and monitor the quality of water.
