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-2017, we estimate the price effects of three flood risk signals: 1) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act, which …
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deterioration of loan performance in the aftermath of flood episodes, however. Firms in flooded counties are more likely to default …
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Using unique nationwide property-level mortgage, flood risk, and flood map data, we analyze whether lenders respond to … flood risk that is not captured in FEMA flood maps. We find that lenders are less willing to originate mortgages and charge … higher rates for lower LTV loans that face "un-mapped" flood risk. This effect is weaker for high income applicants, as well …
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I study the implications of climate change and adaptation on housing and income, and wealth. I embed climate change in a redistributive growth model by introducing exposure of households and firms to extreme weather events, that damage their housing capital and physical capital, respectively....
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Using a rare flood in April 2019 in Iran as a natural experiment, we study the role of local banks in mitigating the … by increasing their lending for two months following the flood. Analyzing proprietary information on more than 70 …
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floods for bank capital. For a set of 38 adverse scenarios, we estimate that flood-related property damages lead to capital … subject to a number of assumptions. If climate change continues, more frequent floods or flood-related macrofinancial …
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natural disasters intensified by anthropogenic climate change. To this end, we link official geo-coded satellite data on flood …-affected buildings to neighborhood-level information on socio-economic status. We then document the empirical relationship between flood … percent lower in flood-affected neighborhoods than in non-affected neighborhoods nearby. Our study is the first to document …
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of both flood-proofing and heat stress reduction measures. Our results do not only reveal a substantial IBG for most …
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This paper estimates how the impact of a natural disaster propagates through the production network. More precisely, we look at the excessive rainfall in the summer of 2021 that caused large areas to be severely flooded in Belgium. We first look at the direct effects on firms active in the...
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Bangladesh's economy has been rising steadily during the last few decades. Bangladesh's GDP growth rate, IN particular, has been astounding during the last several years. The contribution made by Bangladesh's economy is diversifying on a daily basis. But first and foremost the primary issue is...
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