Local Labor Market Adjustment and Economic Impacts After a Major Disaster: Evidence From the 1993 Midwest Flood

This study also finds that impacts at the community-level may be highly variable even if the region as a whole recovers quickly. Local economies in the aggregate may recover but not all businesses recover. In Grafton, some businesses returned to their normal functioning soon after the event while others failed due to financial difficulties and a lack of customers. Community recovery planning and post-flood buyout programs can change the demographic composition of a community. Businesses may fail because they are not prepared to serve the changed mix of customers and local demand.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban and Regional Planning

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Yu, Xiao

Contributors dc:contributor

• Edward Feser

• Geography

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3337966

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79555