Hurricane Katrina - Gulf Coast Recovery

Hurricane Katrina - Gulf Coast Recovery

Research

Bruce Yandle, Mark Adams | Sep 2010
This policy comment discusses the importance of reducing regulatory barriers to recovery in the wake of a disaster.
David Marlett | Aug 12, 2010
This paper assesses the potential impact that an optional federal charter (OFC) for property and casualty insurance would have on social resiliency in affected communities in the United States. It…
Virgil Storr, Stefanie Haeffele-Balch | Apr 05, 2010
Using data from interviews with affected residents and community leaders in New Orleans after Katrina, this article explores the effectiveness of private disaster recovery efforts and whether or not…
Peter Leeson, Christopher Coyne, | Dec 2009
This paper investigates the political economy of FEMA’s post-9/11 merger with the Department of Homeland…
Virgil Storr, Emily Chamlee-Wright | Dec 2009
This paper examines the role of the social entrepreneur in post-Katrina recovery and presents implications for…
Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Storr | Dec 2009
This study contributes to the literature on the strength of place attachment, identity and dependence in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It also engages the literature concerning the role of…

Testimony & Comments

Expert Commentary

Experts

Peter Boettke is a University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism, and the Director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at GMU.
Jerry Brito is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center and directs the Technology Policy Program. His primary research interests are technology and telecommunications policy, government transparency and accountability, and the regulatory process.
Emily Chamlee-Wright is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her primary research interests include development economics, cultural economics, and indigenous markets in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Her primary research interests include the federal budget, homeland security, taxation, tax competition, and financial privacy issues.
Steven Horwitz is a Mercatus Center Affiliated Senior Scholar, the Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics and department chair at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. He completed his MA and PhD in economics at George Mason University and received his A.B. in economics and philosophy from The University of Michigan.

Podcasts

Russell Roberts | November 12, 2012
Mike Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the gas shortage following Hurricane Sandy and John Locke's view of the just price. Drawing on a short, obscure essay of Locke's titled "Venditio," Munger explores Locke's views on markets, prices, and morality.

Recent Events

The Social Change Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University presents a lecture by Emily Chamlee-Wright, Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center and Nona Martin, Affiliated Senior…

Books

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Storr | Nov 30, 2010
This volume lends critical insight into the nature of the social coordination problems disasters present, the potential for public policy to play a positive role, and the inherent limitations policymakers face in overcoming the myriad challenges that are a product of catastrophic disaster.

Media Clippings

| Nov 07, 2012
Steven Horwitz was quoted at Reason.
| Nov 07, 2012
Steven Horwitz was quoted at Reason.
Donald J. Boudreaux | Oct 30, 2012
Don Boudreaux quoted discussing Hurricane Sandy.
Steven Horwitz | Aug 27, 2011
Steve Horwitz was quoted in an ABC News article on the popularity of pop-tarts during hurricanes.
Steven Horwitz | Aug 26, 2011
Steve Horwitz was quoted on NPR on how Walmart’s understanding of its customers’ preferences allows it to be so successful during hurricane recovery efforts.