Search Results - "Spencer, Nekeisha"

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Hurricanes, climate change, and social welfare: evidence from the Caribbean

by Spencer, Nekeisha Strobl, Eric Published in Climatic change (19.08.2020)

“...We examine whether Caribbean islands will be worse off as hurricane activity alters under climate change. To this end, we construct island level damages for...”

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Victimization and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from a High Crime Country

by Spencer, Nekeisha Liu, Zhonghui Published in Social indicators research (03.12.2018)

“...This study quantifies the relationship between crime and life satisfaction for Jamaica, a country that records the highest rates for violent crimes relative to...”

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The impact of decriminalization on marijuana and alcohol consumption in Jamaica

by Spencer, Nekeisha Strobl, Eric Published in Health policy and planning (01.03.2020)

“...Abstract We examine whether marijuana decriminalization in Jamaica, a country that historically has had relatively widespread use of the drug, has led to an...”

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Crime Watch: Hurricanes and Illegal Activities

by Spencer, Nekeisha Strobl, Eric Published in Southern economic journal (01.07.2019)

“...We investigate the relationship between hurricane strikes and crime for Jamaica. To this end, we construct hurricane damages and daily recorded criminal...”

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Extreme Climate and Absence from Work: Evidence from Jamaica

by Spencer, Nekeisha Urquhart, Mikhail-Ann Published in International journal of disaster risk science (27.01.2021)

“...This study investigated the impact of extreme climate events on work absence in Jamaica. To this end, we constructed a quarterly individual level dataset on...”

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The Impact of Tropical Storms on Households: Evidence from Panel Data on Consumption

by Henry, Michael Spencer, Nekeisha Strobl, Eric Published in Oxford bulletin of economics and statistics (01.02.2020)

“...This paper investigates the impact of tropical storms on Jamaican household consumption. We build a panel data set that follows individual households over time...”

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Hurricane Strikes and Migration: Evidence from Storms in Central America and the Caribbean

by Spencer, Nekeisha Urquhart, Mikhail-Ann Published in Weather, climate, and society (01.07.2018)

“...This study estimates the impact of hurricanes on migration from 30 Central American and Caribbean countries to the United States from 1989 to 2005. In contrast...”

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Factors Associated With Being Overweight or Obese in Suriname

by Khadan, Jeetendra Spencer, Nekeisha Strobl, Eric Bose-Duker, Theophiline Published in International journal of public health (11.06.2021)

“...Objective: To identify the socio-demographic risk factors that are associated with adult Body Mass Index.Methods: We apply probit and ordinal probit models to...”

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How do hurricanes impact scholastic achievement? A Caribbean perspective

by Spencer, Nekeisha Polachek, Solomon Strobl, Eric Published in Natural hazards (Dordrecht) (01.08.2016)

“...This study examines whether hurricanes have any impact on performance in high school standardized examinations. The analysis uses a panel of thirteen Caribbean...”

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Class Discrimination? Evidence from Jamaica: A Racially Homogeneous Labor Market

by Spencer, Nekeisha Urquhart, Mikhail-Ann Whitely, Patrice Published in The Review of radical political economics (01.03.2020)

“...A common concern in audit studies of racial discrimination is that names assigned to a particular race may also proxy for socioeconomic status. We conduct a...”

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Natural Hazard-Induced Disasters and Production Efficiency: Moving Closer to or Further from the Frontier?

by Mohan, Preeya S Spencer, Nekeisha Strobl, Eric Published in International journal of disaster risk science (20.05.2019)

“...Production efficiency is a key determinant of economic growth and demonstrates how a country uses its resources by relating the quantity of its inputs to its...”

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Hurricane watch: Battening down the effects of the storm on local crop production

by Spencer, Nekeisha Polachek, Solomon Published in Ecological economics (01.12.2015)

“...This study utilizes a panel fixed effects model to explore the economic impact of hurricanes on local crop production in Jamaica using quarterly 1999–2008...”

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The macroeconomic impact of extreme weather: Evidence from Jamaica

by Campbell, Alrick Spencer, Nekeisha Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.07.2021)

“...A common concern for many developing countries is effectively mitigating the economic impact of extreme weather. While these damages provide some foresight for...”

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Are tropical storms a failure warning? Evidence from standardized school examinations

by Spencer, Nekeisha Published in International journal of disaster risk reduction (01.09.2017)

“...Byline: Nekeisha Spencer This paper examines the impact of tropical storms on student academic achievement. It uses hurricane destruction indexes which takes...”

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Look what the hurricanes just blew in: analyzing the impact of the storm on criminal activities

by Spencer, Nekeisha O Published in Journal of crime & justice (02.10.2017)

“...There is no obvious consensus in the literature on the relationship between criminal offenses and natural disasters. Specifically, studies have presented...”

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