Arbeitspapier
The re-building effect of hurricanes: evidence from employment in the US construction industry
We examine the impact of hurricane strikes on the construction industry in US counties. To this end we use a measure of hurricane destruction derived from a wind field model and historical hurricane track data and employ this within a dynamic labour demand framework. Our results show that destruction due to hurricanes causes on average an increase in country level employment in construction of a little over 25 per cent.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3544
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Labor Demand
- Subject
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Hurricanes
labour demand
construction industry
Sturm
Katastrophenschaden
Bauwirtschaft
Arbeitsnachfrage
Beschäftigungseffekt
Regionaler Arbeitsmarkt
USA
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Strobl, Eric
Walsh, Frank A.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2008
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-20080619206
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Strobl, Eric
- Walsh, Frank A.
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2008
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