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| Publication date |
2013
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| Series |
Tinbergen Discussion Papers, 2013-159/VIII
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| Number of pages |
22
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| Publisher |
Amsterdam / Rotterdam: Tinbergen Institute
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| Organisations |
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Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam Business School Research Institute (ABS-RI)
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| Abstract |
This study investigates the short- and long-run impact on population dynamics of the major flood in the Netherlands in 1953. A dynamic difference-in-differences analysis reveals that the flood had an immediate negative impact on population growth, but limited long term effects. In contrast, the resulting flood protection programme (Deltaworks), had a persisting positive effect on population growth. As a result, there has been an increase in population in flood prone areas.
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| Document type |
Working paper
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
http://papers.tinbergen.nl/13159.pdf
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