Little is known about how affected residents are able to cope with the financial shock of a natural disaster. We … larger reductions in total debt. Lower debt levels appear to be driven by homeowners using flood insurance to repay their …

fiscal policy and publicly-provided disaster insurance. Our policy conclusions point to the enhanced need to reach and …

management and disaster resilience. This study examines the self-reported experiences, psychological effects, and evacuation … residents after the 2005 flood caused by levee breaches in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Respondents 65 years and over were … following the storm, even when controlling for socioeconomic status, gender, and race. While it is important to note that the …