Adding up the financial costs of the Boston bombings
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 05:30
in Mathematics & Economics
In a matter of moments, the Boston Marathon bombings inflicted as much as $333 million in damage to the local economy in lost wages, retail sales and infrastructure damage, according to preliminary estimates. But the effects of the April 15 attack, which killed three people and injured 264 others, continue to send shock-waves far beyond Boylston Street.Based on published reports and interviews wit...