» Japan earthquake damage up to $34bn. Japan firms shut plants, quake set to deal blow to economy. The Economic Consequences Of The Japan Quake, Tsunami : Planet Money. Here's High Frequency Economics on the economic impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan: Anyone who tells you that they have a handle on the economic consequences of this event is wrong.
There is no way to assess even the direct damage to Japan's economy, or to the global economy, that this will cause...We do not know what we do not know about the damage that has been done. Experience tells us that the economic shock can be, and likely will be, much bigger than anyone can imagine...Japan is still the third-biggest national economy on the planet and the fourth-biggest trader. And here's what we know based on initial reports:
Conjoncture : Séisme : le coût se chiffrera en dizaines de milliards. Le séisme de Tokyo, bien que d'une amplitude record, devrait se révéler moins coûteux que celui de Kobé, en 1995.
Ce dernier avait tué 6430 personnes et coûté 100 milliards de dollars. Quel sera le coût réel de ce séisme historique?