Tjernström’s research looks at natural hazards, risk attitudes
Emilia Tjernström, an assistant professor at the La Follette School, and colleagues used a 2012 cyclone in Fiji as a natural experiment to identify the impact of direct exposure to natural hazards on Fijian households’ risk attitudes and subjective expectations about future natural disasters. Emilia Tjernström, an assistant professor at the La Follette School, and …