The Unequal Impact of Public Mistrust in Labor Markets: Evidence from an Environmental Disaster

When environmental disasters strike, the immediate impacts are often measured in lives lost, ecosystems damaged and communities disrupted. But for Rafael Ribas, associate professor of economics, the longer-term economic consequences tell a more complex story. Presenting his research at both the Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting and the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Research Conference, Ribas explored how workers respond to environmental risk and who ultimately bears the financial burden.