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This paper studies how politicians and voters respond to new information on the threats of climate change. Using data on the universe of federal disaster declarations between 1989 and 2014, we document that congress members from districts hit by a hurricane are more likely to support bills...
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-2017, we estimate the price effects of three flood risk signals: 1) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, which …
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This paper identifies individual and regional risk factors for hospitalizations caused by heat within the German …
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also the case for houses that were not damaged but face high risk of coastal flooding. Our results suggest that Sandy has … increased the perceived risk of living in those neighborhoods. We also show that the negative effects on housing prices appear …
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This paper argues that increases in perceived flood risk entail a negative and persistent shock to local economic … suffered damage, along with higher exit rates. The persistence of the effects is consistent with an upward revision of flood-risk … beliefs triggered by the hurricane. These findings suggest that businesses are adapting to the higher flood-risk environment …
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effect of tropical storm frequency and severity on mortality using objective meteorological data and the universe of vital … statistics records from a large developing country, Mexico. Using a measure of storm exposure that accounts for both windspeed … dispersion and population density along the storm track, I project changes in past storm-related mortality under various …
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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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prior to the storm, reflecting homeowners' perception of flood risk. Next, we show that experiencing flooding during Sandy …Many studies have investigated flood risk and insurance coverage in the 100-year flood zone, but much less is known … about the periphery of the flood zone. We present a new approach to estimate flood risk and insurance take-up in the …
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We investigate financial experts' beliefs about climate risk pricing and analyze how those beliefs influence stock …
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