Job Market Talk: "Rebuild or Relocate? Recovery after Natural Disasters", Shifrah Aron-Dine, Stanford University

Date and Time
Location
North Hall 2111

Speaker

Shifrah Aron-Dine, Stanford University

Biography

Shifrah is a PhD Candidate in the department of economics at Stanford University. Her research interests are in macroeconomics, finance, and real estate. She studies questions related to environmental economics and climate change.

Event Details

Abstract: This paper studies the distributional effects of natural disasters and the impact of post-disaster policies. Using flight data and original survey evidence from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, I document that 7% of the population migrated to the mainland U.S. in the aftermath, though many later returned. High migration costs prevented an even larger number from leaving. Those who stayed faced widespread damages to housing, infrastructure, and the local economy.

Link to paper: https://papers.shifraharondine.com/arondinejmp.pdf