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Estimating the impacts on GDP of natural disasters in Canada

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  • Tatjana Dahlhaus
  • Thibaut Duprey
  • Craig Johnston

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Extreme weather events contribute to increased volatility in both economic activity and prices, interfering with the assessment of the true underlying trends of the economy. With this in mind, we conduct a timely assessment of the impact of natural disasters on Canadian gross domestic product (GDP).

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  • Tatjana Dahlhaus & Thibaut Duprey & Craig Johnston, 2025. "Estimating the impacts on GDP of natural disasters in Canada," Staff Analytical Notes 2025-5, Bank of Canada.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bocsan:25-5
    DOI: 10.34989/san-2025-5
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    1. Thibaut Duprey & Victoria Fernandes, 2025. "Natural disasters and inflation in Canada," Staff Analytical Notes 2025-8, Bank of Canada.

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    • B23 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Econometrics; Quantitative and Mathematical Studies
    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • E17 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

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