environmental crises in North America in the 20th Century. Severe drought and wind erosion hit the Great Plains in 1930 and lasted … through 1940. There were similar droughts in the 1950s and 1970s, but no comparable level of wind erosion. We explain why. The … erosion. Drifting sand from unprotected fields damaged neighboring farms. Small farmers cultivated more of their land and were …

new data collected to identify low-, medium-, and high-erosion counties, the Dust Bowl is estimated to have immediately …, such as reallocating land from crops to livestock, recovered only 14% to 28% of the initial agricultural cost. The economy …

In 2010, the Gulf Coast experienced the largest oil spill, the greatest mobilization of spill response resources, and … and drilling moratorium, I estimate the net effects of these events on Gulf Coast employment and wages. Despite …, Gulf Coast Florida counties, especially those south of the Panhandle, experienced a decline in employment. Analysis of …

Ethnic favoritism is seen as antithetical to development. This paper provides credible quantification of the extent of …

pernicious consequences. We employ a randomized control trial that reduced household vulnerability through a development …