Economist who nailed the cost of Katrina thinks the final bill for Harvey could be larger

Just two weeks after Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans in 2005, economist Cary Leahey of Decision Economics Inc. sat down and wrote a report to his clients estimating that total damages would total $125 billion, making the storm the nation’s largest natural disaster ever. A dozen years...

Economist who nailed the cost of Katrina thinks the final bill for Harvey could be larger