How Hurricanes Affect Wages and Employment in Local Labor Markets

By Ariel R. Belasen, Solomon W. Polachek. 2008

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Natural disasters and labor markets (2017, background): “Belasen and Polachek (2008, 2009) investigate the labor market consequences of hurricanes in Florida, exploiting di↵erences in county-level earnings and employment rates calculated from quarterly data.”
The fiscal cost of hurricanes: Disaster aid versus social insurance (2017, unknown): “Belasen and Polachek (2008) find that county-level employment in Florida is lower for two years following a hurricane.”
Storms and Jobs: The Effect of Hurricanes on Individuals’ Employment and Earnings over the Long Term (2020, background): “6 Belasen and Polachek (2008) also found some industry variation, including a positive effect on construction and service-sector earnings and negative effects on earnings in manufacturing; trade, transportation, and utilities; and finance, insurance, and real estate.”
Input Specificity and the Propagation of Idiosyncratic Shocks in Production Networks (2016, unknown): “…(Imberman, Kugler, and Sacerdote 2012), positive local demand shocks (Bernile, Korniotis, and Kumar 2013), temporary shocks to local labor markets (Belasen and Polachek 2008), changes in uncertainty (Baker and Bloom 2013), and changes in risk perception (Dessaint and Matray 2013). at U niversita…”