On the Size Distribution of Macroeconomic Disasters

Robert J. Barro, Tao Jin

NBER Working Paper No. 15247
Issued in August 2009, Revised in December 2011

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This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation. We appreciate helpful comments from Xavier Gabaix, Rustam Ibragimov, Chris Sims, Jose Ursua, and Marty Weitzman. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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