Community Resilience & Superstorm Sandy

The Impact of Superstorm Sandy on New Jersey Towns and Households is a report by Prof. Stephanie Hoopes Halpin of the Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration. Prof. Hoopes Halpin also wrote Home Rule in NJ and Hurricane Sandy Recovery: Managing Power Restoration, Gas Rationing, Debris Removal and Temporary Housing for the American Society for Public Administration 2013 Annual Conference.

A special issue of the Rutgers Regional Report from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is entitled The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey: A Macroeconomic Analysis.

Moody's Corporation, a provider of risk analysis, has prepared many reports on the economic and financial impact of Hurricane Sandy.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has written several brief studies related to the costs of Superstorm Sandy (currently inaccessible 8 Apr 14):

• "What are the Costs of Superstorm Sandy?" explains how economists think about the economic effects of disasters and how to interpret cost estimates.
• "The Welfare Costs of Sandy" examines the impact on welfare, or human discomfort, brought about by Sandy, which is typically unaccounted for in conventional cost estimates.
• The Impact of Superstorm Sandy on New York City School Closures and Attendance" documents the closures of schools, attendance and relocation of students after Sandy.
• "How Will We Pay for Superstorm Sandy?" looks at how the economic costs of disasters are typically paid for and who is likely to cover the costs from Sandy.
• "The Path of Economic Recovery from Sandy" draws implications for the local labor market after the storm, using past disasters as examples.