Browsing by Subject "Natural Disasters"
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After the Storm
(2012-04-13)Empirical research on the impact of natural disasters on economic growth has provided contradictory results and few studies have focused on the United States. In this thesis, I bridge the gap by examining the merits of existing ... -
Economic and Demographic Effects of Infrastructure Reconstruction After a Natural Disaster
(2018)In this dissertation I study the long-term effects of post-disaster reconstruction of infrastructure on economic and demographic outcomes. The effects on individuals and communities that result from shocks to existing ... -
The Effects of Natural Disasters on Birth and School Outcomes of Children in North Carolina
(2013)This dissertation consists of three studies exploring the effects of natural disasters in North Carolina on the longer term outcomes of children. The first study looks at the effect of prenatal natural disaster exposure ...