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

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 microlevel data. We find, in general, that hurricanes have a negative impact on production but not for crops grown below ground. The exceptions f...

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Volume:	120
Main Author:	Spencer, Nekeisha Polachek, Solomon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	AMSTERDAM Elsevier B.V 01.12.2015 ELSEVIER
published in:	Ecological economics Vol. 120; pp. 234 - 240
Data of publication:	December 2015
ISSN:	0921-8009 1873-6106
EISSN:	1873-6106
Discipline:	Economics Ecology Environmental Sciences
Subjects:	Exogenous shock Crop production Hurricanes Economics Environmental Studies Social Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Business & Economics Environmental Sciences & Ecology Ecology Science & Technology Environmental Sciences Econometric models Potatoes Analysis Harvesting Exogenous shock Crop production Hurricanes WIND WEATHER
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2015 Web of Science - Science Citation Index Expanded - 2015 Web of Knowledge Science Citation Index Expanded Web of Science CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS