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This paper describes the U.S. financial system’s response to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina and examines how financial safety nets helped meet consumers’ needs in the aftermath of the storm. Overall, we find that consumers who hold deposit accounts at financial institutions are...
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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) offers preservationists a unique tool with the potential to revolutionize hazard mitigation for historic resources. The program’s ability to link information to a specific geographical location and efficiently disperse this information can solve two of...
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Thesis advisors: Dr. Steven Cades, Dr. Catherine P. Mulder
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While companies have emerged as very proactive donors in the wake of recent major disasters like Hurricane Katrina, it remains unclear whether that corporate generosity generates benefits to firms themselves. The literature on strategic philanthropy suggests that such philanthropic behavior may...
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Year 2005 brought four severe hurricanes to the U.S. Gulf states, including Hurricane Katrina, an exceptional storm in …
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lived in the city of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29, 2005. The study used a representative sample of …
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Prior to 2005, New Orleans had struggled to retain its NFL franchise. The Saints remained in the city, despite an … devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in September 2005 actually improved the short-term viability of the franchise by spurring …
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This paper analyzes and compares the decisions communities made in rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to …
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While companies have emerged as very proactive donors in the wake of recent major disasters like Hurricane Katrina, it remains unclear whether that corporate generosity generates benefits to firms themselves. The literature on strategic philanthropy suggests that such philanthropic behavior may...
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This report presents findings from the Medicare Part D late enrollment penalty demonstration, which encouraged enrollment in Part D among low-income beneficiaries by eliminating the penalty for certain Medicare beneficiaries in the low-income subsidy program and those living in areas affected by...
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