Modeling Impact of Natural Hazard-Induced Disasters on Income Distribution in the United States
Abstract Economic damage due to hurricane activities has been shown to impact income inequality in the coastal states of the United States. We consider 17 other natural hazards, in addition to hurricanes, that affected the entire United States for the period 1970–2013. Two fixed effects models were...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-11-01
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Series: | International Journal of Disaster Risk Science |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-017-0148-3 |