This paper investigates the critical role of religion in the economic recovery after high-impact natural disasters. Exploiting the 2005 hurricane season in the southeast United States, we document that establishments in counties with higher religious adherence rates saw a significantly stronger...

Introduction -- Puerto Rico's Health and Social Services Sectors Before the Hurricanes -- Damage and Needs Assessment -- Themes for Recovery and Courses of Action -- Implementation Considerations -- Appendix A: Courses of Action -- Appendix B: Health and Social Services Sector COAs -- Appendix...

Objective - The research objective of this paper is to establish an efficient awareness model of emergency supplies dispatching for tropical cyclone disasters, so as to timely deliver emergency supplies to each disaster area at the lowest cost.Methodology/Technique - Taking the disaster caused...