Comments on: In 2005, was Hurricane Katrina’s major impact on the supply side of the economy or the demand side? http://hurricanequestions.com/in-2005-was-hurricane-katrinas-major-impact-on-the-supply-side-of-the-economy-or-the-demand-side.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 13:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: NOLA guy http://hurricanequestions.com/in-2005-was-hurricane-katrinas-major-impact-on-the-supply-side-of-the-economy-or-the-demand-side.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4152 NOLA guy Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:36:27 +0000 http://hurricanequestions.com/in-2005-was-hurricane-katrinas-major-impact-on-the-supply-side-of-the-economy-or-the-demand-side.htm#comment-4152 You are probably being too specific. Search for "disaster area economics". Disaster areas are sellers' markets and that is why there are laws against profiteering. Note that profiteering las often don't apply to industries like home building, so construction contractors are welcome to gouge the victims of the disaster. You are probably being too specific. Search for "disaster area economics".

Disaster areas are sellers’ markets and that is why there are laws against profiteering. Note that profiteering las often don’t apply to industries like home building, so construction contractors are welcome to gouge the victims of the disaster.

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