Does When You Die Depend on Where You Live? Evidence from Hurricane Katrina
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We follow Medicare cohorts to estimate Hurricane Katrina's long-run mortality effects on victims initially living in New Orleans. Including the initial shock, the hurricane improved eight-year survival by 2.07 percentage points. Migration to lower-mortality regions explains most of this survival increase. Those migrating to low-versus high-mortality regions look similar at baseline, but their subsequent mortality is 0.83-1.01 percentage points lower per percentage point reduction in local mortality, quantifying causal effects of place on mortality among this population. Migrants' mortality is also lower in destinations with healthier behaviors and higher incomes but is unrelated to local medical spending and quality.
Source: American Economic Review
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20181026
Authors: Tatyana Deryugina, David Molitor
Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Institute on Aging
Awards: The Impact of Temperature and Pollution on Mortality, Morbidity, and Health Care Cost Among the Elderly, The Long-Run Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Mortality, Morbidity and Health Care Cost Among the Elderly, Understanding and Improving Healthcare Decision-Making and Outcomes for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
OpenAlex ID: W2884960969