Author(s): Hsiang, Solomon M; Jina, Amir S
Abstract: Does the environment have a causal effect on economic development? Using meteorological data, we reconstruct every country's exposure to the universe of tropical cyclones during 1950-2008. We…Pp: 1–70Published by: National Bureau of Economic ResearchbrPublished: 2014Published date: July 2014URL: http://www.nber.org/papers/w20352.pdfLocation: Cambridge, MA