1. Financing the Reconstruction of Public Capital after a Natural Disaster
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Christopher Adam and David Bevan
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TAX RATES ,INVESTMENT ,TAX EXEMPTIONS ,TAX ,PRIVATE CAPITAL STOCKS ,BUDGET ,DISCOUNT ,STOCKS ,050207 economics ,INVESTMENTS ,INSTRUMENT ,REAL INTEREST RATE ,INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ,INVESTING ,STOCK ,Capital loss ,RETURNS ,INCENTIVES ,DEBT SERVICE ,CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ,INVESTORS ,OPTIONS ,BONDS ,SHARES ,RESERVES ,RECURRENT EXPENDITURE ,GOODS ,PUBLIC SPENDING ,LOANS ,OPPORTUNITY COST ,CAPITAL SHARES ,PUBLIC ASSETS ,CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS ,GOVERNMENT BUDGET ,TRANSPARENCY ,REAL EXCHANGE RATE ,CAPITAL INVESTMENT ,MARKETS ,CREDITORS ,CONSTANT SHARE ,FINANCE ,DEBT MARKETS ,OPEN ECONOMY ,0502 economics and business ,EXTERNAL DEBT ,LABOR MARKET ,INDEBTEDNESS ,Rate of return ,Finance ,PRIVATE CAPITAL STOCK ,MONETARY POLICY ,PRIVATE DEBT ,REAL INTEREST ,CONSUMPTION ,PRIVATE CAPITAL ,DOMESTIC BONDS ,PUBLIC DEBT ,DEVELOPMENT POLICY ,DISCOUNT RATE ,DEBT ,Capital formation ,MARKET ,INTEREST PAYMENTS ,PROPERTY ,COSTS ,RETURN ,TAX RATE ,CAPITAL LOSS ,POLICY RESPONSES ,DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ,DOMESTIC DEBT ,Public capital ,INVESTMENT PROCESS ,PROPERTIES ,INSURANCE PREMIUM ,BINDING CONSTRAINT ,CAPITAL ,BUDGET CONSTRAINT ,EXCHANGE ,ACCOUNTING ,OUTPUT LOSSES ,TAXATION ,Budget constraint ,050205 econometrics ,DEBT RATIO ,COMMERCIAL BORROWING ,DOMESTIC BORROWING ,REMITTANCES ,05 social sciences ,ARBITRAGE ,INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,CAPITAL MARKETS ,CHOICE ,CAPITAL STOCK ,EXCHANGE RATE ,RATE OF RETURN ,INVESTMENT DECISIONS ,GOOD ,OPPORTUNITY COSTS ,INSURANCE ,REVENUE ,Access to finance ,TAXES ,RECURRENT EXPENDITURES ,NATURAL DISASTERS ,BOND ,Capital market ,Public finance ,INVESTMENT RATE ,INVESTMENT RATES ,EXTERNAL BORROWING ,POLICY RESPONSE ,GOVERNMENT REVENUE ,OPTION ,DEBT FINANCING ,INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN ,NATURAL DISASTER ,EXPENDITURES ,PUBLIC FINANCE ,INTERNATIONAL BANK ,FUTURE ,EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWING ,CAPITAL LOSSES ,INTERNAL RATES OF RETURN ,RATES OF RETURN ,CONTRACT ,DEBT STOCKS ,ACCESS TO CAPITAL ,CENTRAL BANKS ,DEVELOPMENT BANK ,CONTRACTS ,CAPITAL STOCKS ,BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ,business.industry ,INTEREST ,CAPITAL FORMATION ,ASSET CLASS ,SOCIAL CAPITAL ,LEVY ,REVENUES ,PUBLIC INVESTMENT ,FACE VALUE ,DEFICIT ,FOREIGN DEBT ,SHARE ,INTEREST RATE ,business ,EXPENDITURE ,TAX SYSTEM - Abstract
When a natural disaster destroys public capital, these direct losses are exacerbated by indirect losses arising from reduced output while reconstruction takes place. These indirect losses may be much larger, relative to the direct ones, in low-income countries, because they lack the finance for rapid reconstruction. This paper uses a dynamic general equilibrium model to examine sovereign disaster risk insurance, increased taxation, and budget reallocation as alternative financing mechanisms for countries where increased borrowing is impractical. The analysis suggests that insurance may or may not be helpful, depending on detailed circumstances, and that budget reallocation is potentially very damaging. Raised taxation, if feasible, may be an attractive option.
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- 2016
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