The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-Disaster Transfer Payments
We know little about the dynamic economic impacts of natural disasters. I examine the effect of hurricanes on US counties’ economies 0-10 years after landfall. Overall, I find no substantial changes in county population, earnings, or the employment rate. The largest empirical effect of a hurricane i...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | en_US |
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MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66278 |