Damages Done: The Longitudinal Impacts of Natural Hazards on Wealth Inequality in the United States

This study investigates a largely ignored contributor to wealth inequality in the United States: damages from natural hazards, which are expected to increase substantially in coming years. Instead of targeting a specific large-scale disaster and assessing how different subpopulations recover, we beg...

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Published in:Social problems (Berkeley, Calif.) Calif.), 2019-08, Vol.66 (3), p.448-467
Main Authors: Howell, Junia, Elliott, James R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Counties
Disasters
Economic inequality
Economic models
Home ownership
Income inequality
Inequality
Natural disasters
Policy making
Race
Respondents
Social dynamics
Social inequality
Social problems
Stratification
Wealth
Wealth distribution
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