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Investments under Risk: Evidence from Hurricane Strikes

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  • Rajesh Aggarwal
  • Mufaddal Baxamusa

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We demonstrate that firms with plants in areas subject to a significant hurricane strike reduce their capital expenditures at the hurricane-affected plants and shift capital expenditures to plants in non-hurricane-affected areas. This effect is not present prior to 1997 and only appears from 1997 on. Our evidence is consistent with the possibility that a significant climate event such as the signing of the Kyoto Protocol raised the salience of the perceived risk from actual hurricane strikes and shifted firm behavior.

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  • Rajesh Aggarwal & Mufaddal Baxamusa, 2025. "Investments under Risk: Evidence from Hurricane Strikes," Working Papers 25-43, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
    • Handle: RePEc:cen:wpaper:25-43
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