With near unanimity, climate scientists project natural disasters to increase in frequency,
severity, and geographic scope over the next century. We survey academic literature at the …

Abstract Since 1980, over 2,000 local governments in US Atlantic states have been hit by a
hurricane. We study local government fiscal dynamics in the aftermath of hurricanes. These …

Floods exacerbate economic inequality, disproportionately affecting the poor in flood-prone
areas while the rich in non-flood-prone regions continue to prosper. While this trend was …

Natural disasters can cause physical damage and provide information about flood risk. We
find that the prices of one to three family homes in New York City hit by high storm surges …

Direct damage from flooding at residential properties has typically been categorized as
insured, with liabilities accruing to insurers, or uninsured, with costs accruing to property …

Americans are moving toward climate risk, even as property damage from climate stresses
becomes more salient. Over the coming years, climate change is likely to affect housing …

We identify two data-related errors in the work of Ouazad and Kahn (OK, RFS 2021).
Correcting either of these errors or both entirely reverses the original result, in OK's code …

The demand for flood insurance is low when the frequency and severity of flood disasters
are increasing due to climate change. We show that beliefs about climate change influence …

Extant research shows that climate change can impose significant costs on consumers'
wealth and finances. Both sea-level rise and flooding from hurricane events led to high price …

Climate change and natural hazard risk assessments often overlook indirect impacts,
leading to a limited understanding of the full extent of risk and the disparities in its …