Beschreibung:
This study develops a methodology for rapidly obtaining approximate estimates of the economic consequences from numerous natural, man-made and technological threats. This software tool is intended for use by various decision makers and analysts to obtain estimates rapidly. It is programmed in Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to facilitate its use. This tool is called E-CAT (Economic Consequence Analysis Tool) and accounts for the cumulative direct and indirect impacts (including resilience and behavioral factors that significantly affect base estimates) on the U.S. economy. E-CAT is intended to be a major step toward advancing the current state of economic consequence analysis (ECA) and also contributing to and developing interest in further research into complex but rapid turnaround approaches.
Provides comprehensive assessment of economic consequences of disasters
Introduction.- Enumeration of Categories of Economic Consequences.- Threat Scenarios and Direct Impacts.- Computable General Equilibrium Modeling and Its Application.- User Interface Variable.- Estimation of the Reduced Form Coefficients for the E-CAT User Interface.- Uncertainty Analysis.- Validation of Computable General Equilibrium Based Models.- E-CAT User Interface Tool.