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Flood Risk, Insurance, and Housing in the United States

In: Measurement of Housing and the Housing Sector

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  • Suvy Qin
  • John Voorheis

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  • Suvy Qin & John Voorheis, 2026. "Flood Risk, Insurance, and Housing in the United States," NBER Chapters, in: Measurement of Housing and the Housing Sector, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    • Q0 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General

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