This paper investigates the impacts of new information and of information access costs on the demand for disaster insurance.
We study the role played by the insurer of last resort, with an empirical application to the California FAIR plan and the state's non-renewal moratorium.
Empirical research involves multiple, seemingly-minor choices that can substantially impact a study's findings. While acknowledged, the importance of these “degrees of flexibility” on published estimates is not well understood. We examine the …
Credit scores matter more than disaster risk for insurance pricing
Climate change impacts threaten the stability of the US housing market. In response to growing concerns that increasing costs of flooding are not fully captured in property values, we quantify the magnitude of unpriced flood risk in the housing …
Water leaks management as an efficient urban water saving tool.
We highlight mobility inequalities during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This paper investigates the impacts of social security on the dynamic labor supply of older workers through a collaboration with Uber