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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970254
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Time-varying disaster recovery model for interdependent economic systems using hybrid input-output and event tree analysis
Santos, Joost R.; Yu, Krista Danielle S.; Pagsuyoin, … - In: Economic systems research : journal of the … 26 (2014) 1, pp. 60-80
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Volunteering in the United States in the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis
Rotolo, Thomas; Wilson, John; Dietz, Nathan - In: Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly 44 (2015) 5, pp. 924-944
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The effect of natural and man-made disasters on countries' production efficiency
Halkos, George E.; Managi, Shunsuke; Tzeremes, Nickolaos - In: Journal of economic structures : JES; the official … 4 (2015), pp. 1-13
This study intends to understand how disaster is related to countries' production efficiency using a sample of 137 countries over 1980 - 2011. We analyze the effect of the number of man-made and natural disaster occurrences on countries' technological change (swift of the frontier) and...
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Well-being effects of extreme weather events in the United States
Ahmadiani, Mona; Ferreira, Susana - In: Resource and energy economics 64 (2021), pp. 1-25
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Can parametric microinsurance improve the financial resilience of low-income households in the United States? : a proof-of-concept examination
Kousky, Carolyn; Wiley, Helen; Shabman, Len - In: Economics of disasters and climate change 5 (2021) 3, pp. 301-327
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698135
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081269
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081324
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081364
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The social behavior of immigrants during natural disasters : lessons from the United States
Rayamajhee, Veeshan; Paudel, Jayash - In: Journal of comparative economics : the journal of the … 52 (2024) 3, pp. 614-633
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