Research 

Doctoral Dissertation: 

Rafi, Shahnawaz Mohammad, "Three Essays on Understanding Social and Economic Responses to Crisis and Disaster Events" (2022). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5094. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/5094

Journal Publication/Submission

1. Rafi, S., Meng, S., Santos, J. and Mozumder, P. (2023). Extreme Weather Events and the Performance of Critical Utility Infrastructures: A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey. Economics of Disasters and Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-023-00139-9  

2. Kuhlman, C.J., Bao, R., Mittadhoddi, G., Wilson, M., Mozumder, P., Rafi, S., Marathe, A., Vullikanti, A. and Halim, N. (2023). StormShare: A Crowdsourcing Web Application to Enhance Resiliency During Hurricanes. (Under Review).

3. Rafi, S., Santos, J., Meng, S. and Mozumder, P. (2023). Extreme Weather Events and Critical Infrastructure Resilience: Lessons from Hurricane Irma in Florida. (Under Review).

4. Istiak, K. and Rafi, S., (2024). Economic Policy Uncertainty and Governance Quality. (Under Review).

Working Papers

• Critical-Infrastructures Resilience Across US States During Extreme Events: Hurricane Harvey Versus Irma (with Joost Santos and Pallab Mozumder).

• Role of Media Effect on U.S. Aid: Assessing Development Aid, Humanitarian Assistance, or Food Aid. (with Pallab Mozumder).

• Hurricane Maria and the Housing Market in Puerto Rico (with Pallab Mozumder).

Work in Progress

• Exploring Income Inequality on Hurricane Evacuation Expenses, Travel Time, and Property Damage (with Fan Jiang, Sisi Meng, Chengxue Yao, Nafisa Halim, and Pallab Mozumder).

• Household Preferences for Financing Hurricane Risk Mitigation: A Survey-Based Empirical Analysis (with Damon N. Fitzgerald, Golam Kibria, and Pallab Mozumder).

• Hurricane Harvey: Utility Disruption, Damages and Household Wellbeing (with Pallab Mozumder).

• Input-Output Tool to Measure Supply Chain in US Manufacturing Industries (with GWU).

• Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States (with GWU).

• Navigating the Uncertain: How Economic Uncertainty Shapes Governance Across 22 Nations – A Panel Data Analysis (with Khandokar Istiak).