to their asset quality caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. We find that independent banks based in the disaster areas …

common than official flood maps would predict, suggesting that local knowledge may also mitigate disaster impacts. …

disaster area. We find robust evidence that banks charge significantly higher loan spreads for firms located in the … neighborhood of the disaster area than for remote firms. The results are not driven by regional spillovers, limited credit supply … their clients’ natural disaster risk …

countries over nearly 40 years. Using the local projection method, the analysis finds that severe disaster episodes lead to an …

countries over nearly 40 years. Using the local projection method, the analysis finds that severe disaster episodes lead to an …

German banks, this paper explores how regionally less diversified banks in Germany adjusted their loan loss provisioning … following the severe summer flood of 2013, which affected widespread regions mostly in Eastern Germany. The analysis uses a …

German banks, this paper explores how regionally less diversified banks in Germany adjusted their loan loss provisioning … following the severe summer flood of 2013, which affected widespread regions mostly in Eastern Germany. The analysis uses a …