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Price gouging in the Katrina aftermath: free markets at work

Culpepper, Dreda; Block, Walter - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 512-520

Purpose – The concept of “price gouging” during times of emergency, such as in the aftermath of Katrina, often evokes quite an emotional and reactive response from people who are outraged that stores and companies would increase their prices during a time of emergency. The problem is that...

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The next catastrophe : reducing our vulnerabilities to natural, industrial, and terrorist disasters

Perrow, Charles - 2007

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Beliefs, bias, and regime uncertainty after Hurricane Katrina

Carden, Art - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 531-545

“necessary goods and services” after natural disasters. Originality/value – The paper is of value in offering evidence of anti …

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An analysis of US government and media disaster frames

Fisher Liu, Brooke - In: Journal of Communication Management 13 (2009) 3, pp. 268-283

planning and coordinating the inter‐governmental response to disasters. Specifically, this study identifies ten disaster frames …

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Children’s reactions to tragedy

Markow, Dana - In: Young Consumers 6 (2005) 2, pp. 8-10

Reports research into American children’s attitudes towards the Asian tsunami of 26 December 2004, based on a poll of 1,251 eight to 18‐year‐olds. Divides this age range into “tweens” of 8 to 12 year olds, and “teens” of 13 to 18, and notes differences between these subgroups in...

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Market-based “disaster relief”: Katrina and the casino industry

Walker, Douglas M.; Jackson, John D. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 521-530

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect the rebuilding of the casino industry has had on the recovery efforts from Katrina. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses quarterly data from four states affected by Katrina, and a simple OLS model to test the effect the...

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Institutions, incentives, and disaster relief: The case of the Federal Emergency Management Agency following Hurricane Katrina

Westley, Christopher; Murphy, Robert P.; Anderson, … - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 501-511

bureaucracy. It discusses private and public sector responses to the situation in New Orleans following Katrina and to disasters … that a large and bureaucratized response to disasters hinders economic calculation, incentive structure, and property … that the role of the price system in allocating resources is especially important following disasters and that in order to …

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The futile fight against (human) nature: A public choice analysis of the US Army Corps of Engineers – special focus on Hurricane Katrina

Dirmeyer, Jennifer - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 627-638

Purpose – The paper aims to discuss bureaucratic management, over-confidence in scientific theory, information distortion and lack of coordination with particular focus on the post-Hurricane Katrina situation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines efficiency arguments for...

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Crisis during recovery: lessons from 1904 Baltimore fire

Petersen, Peter B. - In: Journal of Management History 16 (2010) 3, pp. 297-311

Purpose – A recovery crisis is an occasion when there is a subsequent calamity after a major crisis such as the recovery crisis following the 9/11 World Trade Center tragedy or the recovery crisis following the devastation in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina. Consequently, this paper...

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When groups fall apart: the Donner Party disaster

Patton, Eric - In: Journal of Management History 17 (2011) 4, pp. 435-450

temporary groups, and stresses the need to consider the possibilities of accidents/disasters when undertaking large projects. …

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