Determinants of Government Aid to Katrina Survivors: Evidence from Survey Data.

We analyze survey data from Mississippi coastal communities where Katrina made its final landfall. Logistic regressions indicate that government aid is helpful in dealing with one- to two- month economic disruption and long-term rebuilding but is less helpful with regard to short- term rebuilding an...

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Publicado en:	Southern Economic Journal Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 344 - 363
Autores principales:	Chappell, William F., Forgette, Richard G., Swanson, David A., van Boening, Mark V.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2007
Materias:	Mississippi Natural disasters Government aid International economic assistance Social networks Economic activity Business cycles Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Logistic regression analysis
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Sumario:	We analyze survey data from Mississippi coastal communities where Katrina made its final landfall. Logistic regressions indicate that government aid is helpful in dealing with one- to two- month economic disruption and long-term rebuilding but is less helpful with regard to short- term rebuilding and mitigating longer-term disruption. Our analysis (including a basic risk assessment) finds evidence that individuals receiving government aid and/or having a disability predisaster are likely to incur severe economic hardship postdisaster and that individuals with greater predisaster economic and/or social network capital seem to be less at risk. Our results underscore the importance of housing in the resumption of basic economic activity.