TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Spencer, Nekeisha
AU  - Polachek, Solomon
        TI  - Hurricane Watch: Battening Down the Effects of the Storm on Local Crop Production
        PY  - 2015/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9439
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9439
        AB  - This study utilizes a panel fixed effects model to explore the economic impact of hurricanes on local crop production in Jamaica using quarterly 1999-2008 micro level data. We find, in general, that hurricanes will have a negative impact on production but not for crops grown below ground. The exceptions for underground crops being negatively affected are yams and potatoes for which water saturated soil reduces output. From these results, implications are obtained regarding issues such as food security, export expansion, and earnings.
        KW  - exogenous shock
KW  - crop production
KW  - hurricanes
        ER  -