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Activity Number:
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205
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 7, 2006 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Business and Economics Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #306364 |
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Title:
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The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Business Establishments
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Author(s):
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Ron S. Jarmin*+
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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4700 Silver Hill Road, Center for Economic Studies, Washington, DC, 20233-6300,
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Keywords:
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establishments ; hurricane ; Katrina ; GIS ; employment ; damage
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Abstract:
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In this paper we provide estimates of the number of business establishments affected by Hurricane Katrina. This is done by using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) tools to merge information from FEMA disaster area maps to establishment level latitude-longitude coded microdata from the Census Bureau Business Register (BR). We then link to the Longitudinal Business Database and Economic Censuses to construct estimates of the employment, payroll, sales, capital stock and so on at affected establishments. Our estimates are useful for two broad purposes. First, the estimates themselves are of value to measure the impact of the hurricane on businesses and their employees. Second, knowing precisely which business units are affected and to what extent helps statistical organizations such as the Census Bureau assess the impact of disasters on their ongoing statistical programs.
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