TY - JOUR
T1 - The Demand for Post-Katrina Disaster Aid
T2 - SBA Disaster Loans and Small Businesses in Mississippi
AU - Josephson, Anna
AU - Marshall, Maria I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Following Hurricane Katrina, the United States government provided billions of dollars in loans to repair the damage caused by the hurricane. However, the specifics surrounding demand for these loans and the process of application and approval for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans have yet to be fully examined. We analyse the demand of small businesses for such loans and delve into the factors which are associated with success in obtaining loan funds following disaster. Results indicate several factors are important in all of the stages of the loan process: the income of the business, whether the business had insurance or received money in an insurance claim and the gender of the business owner.
AB - Following Hurricane Katrina, the United States government provided billions of dollars in loans to repair the damage caused by the hurricane. However, the specifics surrounding demand for these loans and the process of application and approval for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans have yet to be fully examined. We analyse the demand of small businesses for such loans and delve into the factors which are associated with success in obtaining loan funds following disaster. Results indicate several factors are important in all of the stages of the loan process: the income of the business, whether the business had insurance or received money in an insurance claim and the gender of the business owner.
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U2 - 10.1111/1468-5973.12122
DO - 10.1111/1468-5973.12122
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84994161469
SN - 0966-0879
VL - 24
SP - 264
EP - 274
JO - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
JF - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
IS - 4
ER -