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The impact of the macroeconomy on health insurance coverage : evidence from the great recession
Cawley, John H.; Moriya, Asako S.; Simon, Kosali Ilayperuma - 2011
This paper investigates the impact of the macroeconomy on the health insurance coverage of Americans using panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) for 2004-2010, a period that includes the Great Recession of 2007-09. We find that a one percentage point increase in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009521262
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Can crises affect citizen activism? : evidence from a pandemic
Afridi, Farzana; Basistha, Ahana; Dhillon, Amrita; … - 2024
We consider the largely unexpected shock caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India to assess whether major crises that impact the well-being of a large number of individuals can be catalysts for civic activism. Exploiting state-level variation in COVID-19 peaks and...
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The fertility effect of catastrophe : US hurricane births
Evans, Richard W. (contributor); Hu, Yingyao (contributor);  … - 2007
this paper, we measure this fertility effect using storm advisory data and fertility data for the Atlantic and Gulf Coast … counties of the United States. We find that low-severity storm advisories are associated with a positive and significant … to negative. We also find that most of the changes in fertility resulting from storm advisories come from couples who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003635269
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How disasters affect local labor markets : the effects of hurricanes in Florida
Belasen, Ariel R. (contributor);  … - 2007
Exogenous shocks often impact a local labor market more than at the national level. This study improves upon the standard Difference in Difference (DD) approach by examining exogenous shocks using a Generalized Difference in Difference (GDD) econometric approach that identifies the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003635285
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Hurricane watch : battening down the effects of the storm on local crop production
Spencer, Nekeisha; Polachek, Solomon W. - 2015
This study utilizes a panel fixed effects model to explore the economic impact of hurricanes on local crop production in Jamaica using quarterly 1999-2008 micro level data. We find, in general, that hurricanes will have a negative impact on production but not for crops grown below ground. The...
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The causal impact of migration on US trade : evidence from a natural experiment
Steingress, Walter - 2015
Immigrants can increase international trade by shifting preferences towards the goods of their country of origin and by reducing bilateral transaction costs. Using geographical variations across US states for the period 1970 to 2005, we quantify the impact of immigrants on intermediate goods...
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When banana import restrictions lead to exports : a tale of cyclones and quarantine policies
Chia Chiun Ko; Frijters, Paul - 2014
This paper examines the welfare loss of import restrictions on bananas in Australia and whether the import restrictions have turned into a particular form of export promotion. We set up a model in which there is free domestic entry, with banana producers accepting losses in normal years, off-set...
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How do hurricanes impact achievement in school? : a Caribbean perspective
Spencer, Nekeisha; Polachek, Solomon W.; Strobl, Eric - 2016
This study examines whether hurricanes have any impact on performance in standardized examinations. The analysis uses a panel of thirteen Caribbean countries and over 800 schools for the period 1993 through 2010. In particular, the effect on subjects in the humanities and sciences are examined....
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Gone with the storm : rainfall shocks and household well-being in Guatemala
Baez, Javier E.; Lucchetti, Leonardo; Genoni, Maria Eugenia - 2015
This paper investigates the causal consequences of Tropical Storm Agatha (2010) - the strongest tropical storm ever to …, issues of measurement error, and different samples. The negative effects of the storm partly explain the increase in poverty …
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How hurricanes affect employment and wages in local labor markets
Belasen, Ariel R. (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper adopts a generalized-difference-in-difference (GDD) technique outlined in Ariel R. Belasen and Solomon W. Polachek (IZA Discussion Paper #2976) to examine the impact of hurricanes on the labor market. We find that earnings of the average worker in a Florida county rises over 4% within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003748849