The Re-Building Effect of Hurricanes: Evidence from Employment in the US Construction Industry

Eric Strobl () and Frank Walsh

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Abstract: We examine the impact of hurricane strikes on the construction industry in US counties. To this end we use a measure of hurricane destruction derived from a wind field model and historical hurricane track data and employ this within a dynamic labour demand framework. Our results show that destruction due to hurricanes causes on average an increase in county level employment in construction of a little over 25 per cent.

Keywords: hurricanes; labour demand; construction industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06-10
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