Measuring long-run economic effects of natural hazard

McComb, R. and Moh, Y.-K. and Schiller, A.R. (2011) Measuring long-run economic effects of natural hazard. Natural Hazards, 58 (1). pp. 559-566. ISSN 0921-030X

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Abstract

This paper studies the long-run economic effects of severe weather on regional economies. A catastrophic event, such as a hurricane, will have an effect on both the directly impacted region and adjacent regions. With dramatically increasing damage from catastrophic weather events over the past few decades, comprehensive assessment of the long-run economic impact of natural disasters across the broader region becomes more important than ever for planning for post-disaster recovery. We estimate the long-run effect of Hurricane Katrina on the unemployment rate of Houston, TX by employing time-series and fixed-effect models. Using Dallas as a control, we find that Katrina is associated with a higher long-run unemployment rate in Houston than would otherwise have been expected. This implies that the hurricane-generated adverse relative effects on Houston. Our findings suggest that areas that are geographically proximate to the directly impacted region can sustain lasting negative economic consequences. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Natural Hazards
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? long-run economic effectsnatural hazardspanel data estimationtime-series estimationcatastrophic eventdisaster managementeconomic impacthurricane katrina 2005natural disasternatural hazardnumerical modelpanel datarecovery plansevere weathertime series anal ??
ID Code:
127337
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Deposited On:
06 Sep 2018 10:10
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Yes
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Published
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