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The study examines the impact that extreme weather has on temporary work absence in Jamaica, a central concern given the country’s negative experience with such events. The study uses quarterly data containing key labour market indicators on an unbalanced panel of individuals along with...
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literature studying their impacts. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of hurricane strikes on unemployment across … a sample of Caribbean countries. In breaking down the unemployment data, our findings demonstrate that there is very … literature studying their impacts. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of hurricane strikes on unemployment across …
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of living elsewhere. When a natural disaster or other exogenous shock forces individuals to move, the net impact on …, including unemployment and growth rates. The impact of evacuation on total income was blunted to some extent by government …
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of living elsewhere. When a natural disaster or other exogenous shock forces individuals to move, the net impact on …, including unemployment and growth rates. The impact of evacuation on total income was blunted to some extent by government …
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or long-term unemployment, may occur during working years. Personal disaster risk alters lifetime ex-ante investment …This paper examines households' self-insurance in financial markets when a rare personal disaster, such as disability … choices, even if most workers will not experience a disaster. Uncertainty about the size of human capital losses, which …
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of living elsewhere. When a natural disaster or other exogenous shock forces individuals to move, the net impact on …, including unemployment and growth rates. The impact of evacuation on total income was blunted to some extent by government …
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