DISASTER ECONOMICS ASSESSMENT EXTENSION
PROGRAM PLAN
The Disaster Economics Assessment Extension Program will provide information and tools for coastal communities and residents, marine, horticultural, coastal-related industries, business establishments and organizations, state and federal regulatory agencies, land grant and sea grant research and extension staff to develop damage assessment economic models. These models can be used in measuring the direct economic impacts of disaster events on commercial fisheries landings, aquaculture and agricultural production, county gross sales, dockside and farmgate values of commercial landings, agricultural and aquaculture production.
Target Audiences:
Coastal communities and residents, marine, horticultural, coastal-related industries, business establishments and organizations, state and federal regulatory agencies, and land grant and sea grant research and extension staff.
Objectives:
Participants will:
- Learn how to develop economic models of damage assessment.
- Learn how to identify the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) affected by the disasters.
- Learn how to collect and compile secondary data needed for the damage assessment.
- Learn how to estimate damages on the affected industries.
- Adopt these approaches in measuring the direct impacts of disaster events for the affected counties of the state of Mississippi.
Expected Impacts:
- This program will stimulate improvement in data monitoring, collection, compilation, analysis, and sharing for future damage assessments.
Total Number of Modules or Sessions: 7
Total Number of Hours for Program Delivery: 7
Program Delivery:
- Online Publications
- Instructional videos
- Web updates
- Social Media
Primary Contact:
Dr. Benedict "Ben" Posadas, ben.posadas@msstate.edu.
COURSE OUTLINE
- ECONOMIC SECTORS AND DATA REQUIREMENTS AND SOURCES.
- DATA COMPILATION FOR STATE ANNUAL SEAFOOD LANDINGS ASSESSMENT MODELS.
- DATA COMPILATION FOR COUNTY AND STATE ANNUAL JOBS AND PERSONAL INCOME LOST MODELS.
- DATA COMPILATION FOR COUNTY AND STATE MONTHLY SALES LOST MODELS.
- ESTIMATING SEAFOOD LANDING ASSESSMENT MODELS.
- ESTIMATING JOBS AND PERSONAL INCOME LOSS MODELS.
- ESTIMATING SALES LOST MODELS.