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Sergio Alvarez

University of Central Florida

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An Evaluation of the Impact of Harmful Algae Blooms on the Coastal Tourism Economy of Florida

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Mar 2023
Sergio Alvarez, Christina E. Brown, Marc Garcia-Diaz, Heather O'Leary and Daniel Solís
University of Central Florida, USDA Economic Research Service, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Florida A&M University - Agribusiness
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tourism, market losses, harmful algae blooms, Karenia brevis, panel data, billion-dollar disaster

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What's in a Name?: Political and Economic Concepts Differ in Social Media References to Harmful Algae Blooms

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Dec 2023
Heather O'Leary, Sergio Alvarez and Dr. Frida Bahja
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Central Florida and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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social media, politics, qualitative, human dimensions, harmful algae bloom, red tide

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How Visualizing Chance, Risk, and Cost of Flooding Affects Homebuying Decisions

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 01 Oct 2025
Michelle Miro, Lynée L. Turek-Hankins, Tamara Lynn Sheldon, Sergio Alvarez, Alexandra Ntazinda, Alejandro Becerra and Kelly Klima
RAND Corporation, University of Miami, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business - Department of Economics, University of Central Florida, RAND Corporation, RAND Corporation and RAND Corporation
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Flooding, risk visualization, cost, communication, decision making, home buying