The Macroeconomic Impacts of the 9/11 Attack: Evidence from Real-Time Forecasting
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_wp_impacts_911.pdf
Examines the macroeconomic impacts of the 9/11 attack on U.S. real GDP growth and the unemployment rate. Real GDP growth fell immediately after the attack but recovered completely; unemployment fell and never recovered. Working paper from the Department of Homeland Security.
