Impacts of large natural disasters on regional income

Jianhong E. Mu () and Yong Chen ()
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Jianhong E. Mu: Oregon State University
Yong Chen: Oregon State University

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2016, vol. 83, issue 3, No 7, 1485-1503

Abstract: Abstract In this study, we analyze impacts of large natural disasters on county per capita income between 1990 and 2012 in the Contiguous United States. Using a difference-in-differences model with fixed effects and controlling for serial correlation, we find that the incidence of large disasters in a county significantly reduces its income as compared to its neighboring counties.

Keywords: Natural disasters; Regional income; Difference-in-differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2372-3

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