Storms and Jobs: The Effect of Hurricanes on Individuals’ Employment and Earnings over the Long Term
研究了2005年卡特里娜和丽塔飓风对受影响地区工人长期收入的影响，发现短期收入损失源于工作分离，长期收益来自工资增长，且住房或工作场所受损加剧短期损失。
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the US Gulf Coast in 2005. We use job-level data to compare the evolution of earnings for affected workers in four states with workers from matched control counties. We attribute short-term earnings losses to job separations and long-term gains to wage growth in the affected areas. Wages rose due to reduced labor supply and increased labor demand in the affected labor markets. Damage to a worker’s residence or workplace accentuated short-term earnings losses. Effects varied by prestorm industry, with larger gains for workers in sectors related to rebuilding.