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Gone with the Storm : Rainfall Shocks and Household Well-Being in Guatemala
Baez, Javier - 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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The Economic Impact of Migrants from Hurricane Maria
Peri, Giovanni - 2020
Using a synthetic control estimation strategy we examine the economic impact of a large inflow of people from Puerto Rico into Orlando in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017. We find that aggregate employment in Orlando increased as a result of the...
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How Disasters Affect Local Labor Markets : The Effects of Hurricanes in Florida
Polachek, Solomon W. - 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...
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The Fertility Effect of Catastrophe : U.S. Hurricane Births
Evans, Richard W. - 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 …
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Hurricanes, Flood Risk and the Economic Adaptation of Businesses
Indaco, Agustín - 2019
This paper argues that increases in perceived flood risk entail a negative and persistent shock to local economic activity. Our analysis is based on a rich administrative dataset that contains all business establishments in New York City around the time of hurricane Sandy. Our data also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865853
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Hurricanes, Climate Change Policies and Electoral Accountability
Gagliarducci, Stefano - 2019
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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Rising Sea Levels and Sinking Property Values : The Effects of Hurricane Sandy on New York's Housing Market
Ortega, Francesc - 2016
Are coastal cities adjusting to rising sea levels? This paper argues that large-scale events have the potential to ignite the process. We examine the effects of hurricane Sandy on the New York City housing market. We assemble a large plot-level dataset with rich geographic data on housing sales...
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Hurricane Watch : Battening Down the Effects of the Storm on Local Crop Production
Spencer, Nekeisha - 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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When Banana Import Restrictions Lead to Exports : A Tale of Cyclones and Quarantine Policies
Ko, Chia Chiun - 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 - 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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