devastating human and economic impacts, a potential spillover benefit of greater disaster exposure may be a more tightly knit …

disaster. The paper concludes by reflecting on what we know about whether policies to confront natural disasters should be …

We utilize the individual-level World War I Draft Registration Cards matched to late-nineteenth century hurricane paths … males who were born in the South and experienced a hurricane either in utero or as infants had lower income at ages 42 to 53 …

. In contrast to previous studies, we employ hurricane destruction indices to study this relationship. These indices … movement of people to international destinations. Our estimates reveal that on average hurricane increases migration. We also … find that the impact is greater when a hurricane hits a country directly as opposed to not making landfall. These results …

This paper studies the evolution of hurricane insurance in Florida over the last decades. Hurricanes (and other natural …. The state of Florida has reacted to the incapacity of the private sector to insure hurricane risks at reasonable premium … levels with the creation of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (an insurer of last resort) and the Florida Hurricane …

This paper studies the evolution of hurricane insurance in Florida over the last decades. Hurricanes (and other natural …. The state of Florida has reacted to the incapacity of the private sector to insure hurricane risks at reasonable premium … levels with the creation of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (an insurer of last resort) and the Florida Hurricane …

with access to sanitation and hygiene. Finally, both direct and indirect risks associated with flood and drought on health …