How do hurricanes impact scholastic achievement? A Caribbean perspective

This study examines whether hurricanes have any impact on performance in high school standardized examinations. The analysis uses a panel of thirteen Caribbean countries and over 800 schools for the period 1993 through 2010. In particular, the effect on subjects in the humanities and sciences is exa...

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Volume:	84
Main Author:	Spencer, Nekeisha Polachek, Solomon Strobl, Eric
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.11.2016 SPRINGER Springer
published in:	Natural hazards (Dordrecht) Vol. 84; no. 2; pp. 1437 - 1462
Data of publication:	20161100
ISSN:	0921-030X 1573-0840
EISSN:	1573-0840
Discipline:	Geography Geology
Subjects:	Earth Sciences Human capital Natural Hazards Civil Engineering Rate of return Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences I21 Geophysics/Geodesy Hurricanes Q54 Hydrogeology Difference-in-difference Environmental Management Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Water Resources Physical Sciences Geology Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Science & Technology Academic achievement High schools Analysis WIND PROFILES Human capital Difference-in-difference Rate of return Hurricanes EVACUEES OUTCOMES KATRINA LABOR-MARKET CHILDREN
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2016 Web of Knowledge Science Citation Index Expanded Web of Science - Science Citation Index Expanded - 2016 Web of Science CrossRef Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS