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The Economics of Natural and Unnatural Disasters by William Kern (Editor) Paperback, 143 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-88099-362-6 / 0880993626 ISBN-13: 978-0-88099-362-3 / 9780880993623 Only recently have economists understood natural and unnatural disasters as economic phenomena to be formally analyzed. Given the magnitude of many recent disasters, their impact on local, regional, and national economies, and the coverage of their consequences in the popular press, it is puzzling t |