Abstract

Drawing on the theory of administrative burdens, we assess how a variety of rules surrounding access to public hurricane shelters influences residents’ likelihood of using this service. We employ three experiments embedded in an online survey, in which we vary the requirements regarding public safety and pets, common at shelters, which could create burdens for residents seeking to access shelters. Our results suggest that residents are more likely to make use of shelters when rules require shelters be staffed by local or state police. However, rules requiring police to check shelter-goers for outstanding warrants or sex-offender registration do not impact the likelihood of going to a shelter. Finally, rules forbidding pets lead to a significant decrease in willingness to evacuate to a shelter. In short, some administrative burdens surrounding access to hurricane shelters may have a significant impact on the degree to which residents seek access to shelters during hazards.

摘要

借鉴行政负担理论，我们评估了有关进入公共飓风避难所的各种规则如何影响居民使用该服务的可能性。我们采用了嵌入在线调查的三个实验，在这些实验中，我们改变了庇护所常见的公共安全和宠物要求，这可能会给寻求进入庇护所的居民带来负担。我们的结果表明，当规则要求庇护所由当地或州警察配备人员时，居民更有可能使用庇护所。但是，要求警察检查庇护所的人是否有未完成的逮捕令或性犯罪者登记的规则不会影响前往庇护所的可能性。最后，禁止养宠物的规定导致疏散到避难所的意愿显着下降。简而言之，