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Social entrepreneurship, co-production, and post-disaster recovery
Post-disaster recovery requires co-production; that is, the inputs of citizens are essential for successful community recovery
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Understanding Disasters
Understanding disasters requires relying on theories from multiple disciplines and deploying multiple empirical strategies
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Conducting the 2020 Census under Risk of Contagion
The US Constitution mandates that a decennial census take place in 2020. It is standard procedure for households that do not
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Legal Liability and COVID-19 Recovery
As hope of a quick end to the COVID-19 pandemic fades, both policymakers and analysts are shifting focus to restarting the
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Coming Back from COVID-19: Lessons in Entrepreneurship from Disaster Recovery Research
The current pandemic is an ongoing global crisis. Policymakers around the world are grappling with how to respond to the spread
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A Government-Backed Line of Credit Would Help Small Businesses More Than Current Relief Efforts
A recent survey reveals that, since January 2020, 43 percent of businesses have temporarily closed, and on average businesses
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COVID-19 Policy Response Proposal: Macro-Prudential Economic Interruption Insurance
The 2020 global COVID-19 pandemic has compelled countries around the world to implement widespread and long-term shelter-in
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Time to Prepare for Voting by Mail
Monday, March 16, was not a good example of what to do when it comes to elections in America. In the face of a pandemic, three
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COVID-19 and Pretrial Detention
Major crises like the ongoing and future one connected to the SARS-CoV-2 virus have a way of exposing current public-policy
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The Coronavirus and Lessons for Preparedness
In the midst of a pandemic, the most pressing issues are those of containment and mitigation—both in terms of the virus itself
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Community Resilience through Mesh Networking
Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas on September 2nd, knocking out power to the island of New Providence. In Venezuela

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In defense of so-called ‘price gouging’
Donald Boudreaux explains how price gouging can help bring much-needed goods to disaster areas.Read it at TribLive.
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Female Entrepreneurs and Disaster Recovery
The week after Hurricane Maria’s landfall in Puerto Rico, Cristina Sumaza was back in business. The Category 5 hurricane that
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Female Entrepreneurs and Disaster Recovery
The week after Hurricane Maria’s landfall in Puerto Rico, Cristina Sumaza was back in business. The Category 5 hurricane that

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Community and Technology—Not Government—Take Lead in Hurricane Michael Recovery
Andrea O'Sullivan explains the on-the-ground situation in Florida after Hurricane Michael.
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The Road to Recovery from Hurricane Michael
Adam Millsap argues that bottom-up recovery efforts, not top-down directives, will best address the aftermath of Hurricane
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Disaster Relief Offers Cybersecurity Lessons
Security researchers earlier this month identified a botnet threat called Reaper that recalled last year’s internet-crippling
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Getting Federal Disaster Assistance Is Too Difficult
The holiday season is upon us and countless Americans are still suffering the after-effects of a devastating hurricane season
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Did Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Take the Wind out of Economic Growth?
In late August and early September, America's sleepwalking economy suffered the effects of two devastating hurricanes. At the
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Don't Hamper Disaster Recovery
The National Flood Insurance Program hampers recovery after disasters like Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.