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The Economic Impact of the Japanese Disasters

Harvard Business Review

Human suffering is certainly our main concern in the immediate aftermath of Japan's 3/11 tragedy. But even as we focus on immediate human needs, we cannot avoid recognizing — and coping with — the long economic shadow cast by this disaster. Analysts have already reduced forecasted GDP growth rates for Japan by 0.5%

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