Small Business Recovery after Natural Disasters in the Fed’s Second District

Asani Sarkar

No 20231116, Liberty Street Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: A previous Liberty Street Economics post found that minority-owned small businesses in the Federal Reserve’s Second District have been particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. Here we focus on the aftermath of disasters (such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, droughts, and winter storms) and examine disparities in the ability of these firms to reopen their businesses and access disaster relief. Our results indicate that while white- and minority-owned firms remain closed for similar durations, the latter are more reliant on external funding from government and private sources to cope with disaster losses.

Keywords: climate; racial disparities; Second District (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q54 R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-11-16
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