Macroeconomics of Natural Disasters: Strengths and Weaknesses of Meta-Analysis Versus Review of Literature.

摘要: We use the case of macroeconomic impact natural disasters to analyze strengths and weaknesses meta-analysis in an emerging research field. Macroeconomists have published on this issue since 2002 (we identified 60 studies date). The results are contradictory therefore need synthesize available is evident. Meta-analysis a useful method An important aim our article show how one can methodological characteristics better understand robustness importance new findings. To provide comparative perspective, we contrast its findings with major influential synthesis field: IPCC's 2012 special report Managing Risks Extreme Events Disasters Advance Climate Change Adaptation. that IPCC could been more confident about negative economic transparent inclusion qualification studies, if it had complemented by meta-analysis. Our shows that, controlling for modeling strategies data set, significantly negative. evidence strongest direct costs where see no difference between larger sample included report. Direct cost indirect differ significantly, both terms confidence be attached sources heterogeneity reported primary studies. Language: en