AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Christopher Woodruf (University of California, San Diego)

Sunday, January 6, 12:30 PM

Sunday, January 6, 12:30 PM

Session: Economic Effects of Natural Disasters (AEA)

Presiding: Dean Yang (University of Michigan)

Gone with the Wind? Hurricane Risk, Fertility and Education
Claus Portner (University of Washington)
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Coping With Disaster: The Impact of Hurricanes on International Financial Flows, 1970-2002
Dean Yang (University of Michigan)
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Determinants of Sri Lankan Microenterprise Recovery after the Tsunami
Suresh de Mel (University of Peradeniya)
David McKenzie (The World Bank)
Christopher Woodruf (University of California, San Diego)

Mental Health in the Aftermath of the Tsunami: The Role of Family Loss and Exposure to Trauma
Elizabeth Frankenberg (University of California, Los Angeles)
Jed Friedman (The World Bank)
Thomas Gillespie (University of California, Los Angeles)
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