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How do we measure the economic fallout from earthquakes?

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How do we measure the economic fallout from earthquakes?

A new study looks beyond deaths and property damages to show how a region’s poorest residents would have the greatest difficulty recovering from a disaster.

Bouncing back from a disaster is toughest for those who started with the least. | Stocksy/Mauro Grigollo

Bouncing back from a disaster is toughest for those who started with the least. | Stocksy/Mauro Grigollo

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