The United States as a Coastal Nation

By J. Rappaport, J. Sachs. 2003

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Subfields: Demography, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Ruggedness: The Blessing of Bad Geography in Africa (2012, unknown): “We have chosen to use a well-established measure of terrain ruggedness that was developed by Riley et al. (1999) to quantify topographic heterogeneity that creates hiding places and outlook posts in wildlife habitats.”
Beaches, Sunshine, and Public-Sector Pay: Theory and Evidence on Amenities and Rent Extraction by Government Workers (2014, methodology): “Finally, we also make of use estimated state housing price premia.”
Cities, regions and the decline of transport costs (2003, unknown): “We are witnessing the rise of the US as a coastal nation, which is emphasised by Rappaport and Sachs (2000). While both of these regressions and graphs represent rough proxies, they suggest that natural advantages are becoming increasingly irrelevant to the location of people and economic activity.”
The economic growth impact of natural disasters in developing countries: Evidence from hurricane strikes in the Central American and Caribbean regions (2012, background): “19 For example, for the US it has been found by Rappaport and Sachs (2003) that coastal areas”
The Mission: Human Capital Transmission, Economic Persistence, and Culture in South America* (2018, background): “5The direct e ect of geographic factors has been stressed by, among others, Gallup et al. (1999), Rappaport and Sachs (2003), and more recently by Nunn and Puga (2012).”
Urbanization and Structural Transformation (2008, unknown): “For example, in the Midwest MCDs are often follow a chessboard patterns with squares of 6 miles per side; this design dates back to the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (see Prescott 2003).”
The Persistence of Local Joblessness (2018, background): “Coastline may provide consumption or productive amenities (Rappaport and Sachs, 2003) or physical constraints on population expansion (Saiz, 2010).”
The Geography of Output Volatility (2009, unknown): “[87] Rapport, J.”
Real Estate Market Response to Coastal Flood Hazards (2006, background): “This research contributes to our understanding of the valuation of amenities that contribute to the quality of life aspect of coastal living described by Rappaport and Sachs (2003) that must be”