Modeling imbalanced economic recovery following a natural disaster using input-output analysis

Li, Jun, Crawford-Brown, Douglas, Syddall, Mark and Guan, Dabo (2013) Modeling imbalanced economic recovery following a natural disaster using input-output analysis. Risk Analysis, 33 (10). pp. 1908-1923. ISSN 1539-6924

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Abstract

Input-output analysis is frequently used in studies of large-scale weather-related (e.g., Hurricanes and flooding) disruption of a regional economy. The economy after a sudden catastrophe shows a multitude of imbalances with respect to demand and production and may take months or years to recover. However, there is no consensus about how the economy recovers. This article presents a theoretical route map for imbalanced economic recovery called dynamic inequalities. Subsequently, it is applied to a hypothetical postdisaster economic scenario of flooding in London around the year 2020 to assess the influence of future shocks to a regional economy and suggest adaptation measures. Economic projections are produced by a macro econometric model and used as baseline conditions. The results suggest that London's economy would recover over approximately 70 months by applying a proportional rationing scheme under the assumption of initial 50% labor loss (with full recovery in six months), 40% initial loss to service sectors, and 10-30% initial loss to other sectors. The results also suggest that imbalance will be the norm during the postdisaster period of economic recovery even though balance may occur temporarily. Model sensitivity analysis suggests that a proportional rationing scheme may be an effective strategy to apply during postdisaster economic reconstruction, and that policies in transportation recovery and in health care are essential for effective postdisaster economic recovery.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: disaster,dynamic inequalities,input-output analysis,london flooding,rationing schemes,physiology (medical),safety, risk, reliability and quality ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2737
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of International Development
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre
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Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2016 23:08
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2022 01:20
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/59507
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12040

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