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Actions to ease financial stress in areas of the Midwest affected by flooding

Federal Reserve Bulletin , Issue Sep

Journal Article
Poverty and disasters

Banking and Community Perspectives , Issue 1 , Pages 7-11

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Operation HOPE Seeks Economic Triage Volunteers for Hurricane Katrina

Operation HOPE Inc.'s HOPE Coalition America provides financial and economic guidance and assistance to individuals affected by disasters.
e-Perspectives , Volume 5 , Issue 2

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Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: assessing the aftermath

Banking and Community Perspectives , Issue 1 , Pages 3-6

Working Paper
The political economy of FEMA disaster payments

We find that presidential and congressional influences affect the rate of disaster declaration and the allocation of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) disaster expenditures across states. States politically important to the president have a higher rate of disaster declaration by the president, and disaster expenditures are higher in states having congressional representation on FEMA oversight committees. Election year impacts are also found. Our models predict that nearly half of all disaster relief is motivated politically rather than by need. The findings reject a purely altruistic ...
Working Papers , Paper 2002-012

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Targeted charitable giving : Good intentions, unintended consequences

Related links: https://www.richmondfed.org/-/media/richmondfedorg/publications/research/econ_focus/2011/q2/feature1_weblinks.cfm
Econ Focus , Volume 15 , Issue 2Q , Pages 19

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Supervisory statement adopted July 29, 1994 to help ease financial stress in areas affected by flooding

Federal Reserve Bulletin , Issue Sep , Pages 800

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In the rubble of disasters, politicians find economic incentives

Natural disasters can be opportunities for politicians. In deciding who gets what aid, they weigh what they can get back in terms of political support, contributions and votes.
The Regional Economist , Issue Jul , Pages 10-11

Journal Article
The economics of natural disasters

The Regional Economist , Issue Apr , Pages 5-9

Speech
The national and regional economy

Remarks at Pace University, New York City.
Speech , Paper 92

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