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Redistributional Effects of the National Flood Insurance Program

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  • Okmyung Bin
  • John A. Bishop
  • Carolyn Kousky

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This study examines the redistributional effects of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) using a national database of premium, coverage, and claim payments at the county level between 1980 and 2006. Measuring progressivity as the departure from per capita county income proportionality, the authors find that NFIP premiums are typically proportional if the time horizon is extended beyond a single year, while claim payments are moderately progressive over all time horizons studied. The net effect of the NFIP program, defined as indemnity payments net of premiums, indicates that NFIP is proportional or at most mildly progressive, while the effect is modest. In sum, the authors find no evidence that the NFIP disproportionally advantages richer counties.

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  • Okmyung Bin & John A. Bishop & Carolyn Kousky, 2012. "Redistributional Effects of the National Flood Insurance Program," Public Finance Review, , vol. 40(3), pages 360-380, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:40:y:2012:i:3:p:360-380
    DOI: 10.1177/1091142111432448
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    4. Sally Owen & Ilan Noy, 2017. "The Unfortunate Regressivity of Public Natural Hazard Insurance: A Quantitative Analysis of a New Zealand Case," CESifo Working Paper Series 6540, CESifo.

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