Data and Code for: Housing Supply and Natural Hazards Within and Across U.S. Cities

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Augusto Ospital, LMU Munich

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Project Citation:

Ospital, Augusto. Data and Code for: Housing Supply and Natural Hazards Within and Across U.S. Cities. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2025. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-05-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/E229301V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper investigates the link between housing supply restrictions and increased exposure to natural hazard risks in the United States, considering a wide range of extreme climate threats. It shows that urban growth has heightened exposure to these risks, driven both by the growth of the riskiest cities and the growth in the riskiest areas within cities. Across cities, it finds no evidence that strict housing supply regulations are keeping people away from the riskiest cities. However, within cities, less elastic housing supply in safe areas leads to higher growth in at-risk areas.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Natural disasters; Urban growth; Housing supply

JEL Classification:
      Q54 Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
      R11 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
      R31 Housing Supply and Markets

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