APM: Marketplace Mid-Day Update

08/31/2017: How crowdfunding is changing disaster relief


Listen Later

Hurricane Harvey has caused up to $190 billion in damage, according to some estimates. That would make it the costliest natural disaster in the country's history. Diane Swonk, CEO of DS Economics, joins us to talk about Harvey's economic impact and how cleanup could affect the country's GDP. Afterwards, we'll chat with analyst Pavel Molchanov about the state of the United States' fuel infrastructure, and then look at how crowdfunding has changed disaster relief.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

APM: Marketplace Mid-Day UpdateBy American Public Media