The Local Economic Effects of Natural Disasters

目前关于社区从重大自然灾害中恢复的研究是 由于缺乏地方经济分析， 在这样的事件之后。 该项目将衡量经济条件 通过使用住房服务价格的变动， 时间 大约有100个社区将接受检查， 其中一个国家将经历一场重大的自然灾害。 Hedonic 技术将用于监测住房价格的变化 服务，根据理论，应该是一个敏感的指标， 当地经济对灾难的调整。 随时间推移的变动 住房服务价格将与多种因素有关， 包括与灾害无关的当地经济状况， 影响援助分配的因素、经济援助的数额，以及 灾难的程度。

Current research on community recovery from major natural disasters is hampered by the dearth of economic analyses of localities before and after such events. This project will measure the economic conditions of communities by using movements in the price of housing services over time. Approximately 100 communities will be examined, about one-half of which will have experienced a major natural disaster. Hedonic techniques will be used to monitor changes in the price of housing services which, according to theory, should be a sensitive indicator of local economic adjustment to a disaster. The changes over time in the price of housing services will be related to a variety of factors, including the local economic conditions unrelated to the disaster, the factors influencing aid distribution, the amount of economic aid, and the extent of the disaster.