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Economic Consequences of the 2013 Catastrophic Flood in the Far East

The article contemplates a generic algorithm and elements of the assess­ment of the damage inflicted by natural disasters in terms of macroeconomic impact, studying the direct economic aftermath of the disastrous flood in the Russian Far East in autumn 2013. The findings are verified by comparison with those obtained by employing alternative assessment techniques and contrasted with evaluations of the damage caused by the said disaster provided by inter­national reinsurance companies.

Porfiryev B. N. b_porfiriev@mail.ru

Keywords: total economic damage direct economik damage Far Eastern Federeal District floods natural disasters