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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Molly Fifer McIntosh (Princeton University)

Saturday, January 5, 2:30 PM

Saturday, January 5, 2:30 PM
Session: The Impact of Hurricanes on Residents and Local Labor Markets (AEA)
Presiding: James X. Sullivan (University of Notre Dame)

Returning to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Christina Paxson (Princeton University)
Cecilia Rouse (Princeton University)
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The Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Labor Market Outcomes of Evacuees
Jeffrey Groen (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Anne Polivka (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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How Disasters Affect Local Labor Markets: The Effects of Hurricanes in Florida
Ariel Belasen (State University of New York-Binghamton)
Solomon Polachek (State University of New York-Binghamton)

Measuring the Labor Market Impacts of Hurricane Katrina Migration: Evidence from Houston, Texas
Molly Fifer McIntosh (Princeton University)
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June 2013 AER

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May 2013 AEJ: Policy

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An article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives entitled, "The Growth of Finance" by Harvard Business School professors, Robin Greenwood and David Scharfstein, was recently explored by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. News & World Report cites Princeton-based Burton Malkiel's article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives as a preferred source of "sound financial advice" for investors.

The Huffington Post reports on a study addressing the influence of lifestyle factors on shrinking height in the elderly published in the April issue of AEJ: Applied Economics.

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