Church Membership and Economic Recovery: Evidence from the 2005 Hurricane Season
研究了2005年美国东南部飓风季后，教会成员比例高的县在生产力、创业和人口增长方面恢复更强，揭示了宗教组织在灾后经济恢复中的作用。
Abstract This paper investigates the critical role of church membership in the process of economic recovery after high-impact natural disasters. We document a significant adverse treatment effect of the 2005 hurricane season in the Southeastern United States on establishment-level productivity. However, we find that establishments in counties with higher rates of church membership saw a significantly stronger recovery in terms of productivity for 2005–10. We also show that church membership is correlated with post-disaster entrepreneurship activities and population growth.