International Economic Strategy after September 11
Tuesday, October 9, 2001
Jeffrey Sachs*)
The direct economic costs of the terrorist attacks in the United States may amount to US$20 billion insurance estimates say, but indirect costs may be running around 150 times that amount, as measured by world stock markets shedding around US$3 trillion in wealth. The gap reflects the fear of global disruption even warfollowing the attacks. The economic solution is not a stimulus package for the US econom |
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