Billion Dollar Disasters: A Federalism Perspective on Social Protections after Natural Hazards

• In Event: Responding to Economic and Environmental Crises

Brief Overview

We map the distribution of disaster costs across federal, state, and local actors, examine how federal relief programs interface with existing state institutions, and explore how variation in relief impacts local economic recovery.

Authors

• Grace Elizabeth Beals, Cornell University

• Angie Jo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology