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<p>We study homeowners’ awareness and financial resilience in the face of flood risk. Using three surveys among Dutch households, we compare owners of at-risk properties to a control sample of owners living outside a potential flood zone. While the former start exhibiting greater awareness of flood risk, this awareness is not specifically reflected in financial resilience. First, we find no significant differences in terms of net financial wealth or savings. Second, the mortgages that finance the properties have comparable loan-to-value ratios, both at origination and over time. The findings on resilience may reflect a high degree of trust in flood protection. The absence of insurance coverage combined with expected <i>ex post</i> government support may also be a factor.</p>

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Floods and Homeowners’ Financial Resilience: Survey-Based Evidence from the Netherlands

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    2026年6月1日

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  • Dorien de Leeuw,
  • David-Jan Jansen

摘要

We study homeowners’ awareness and financial resilience in the face of flood risk. Using three surveys among Dutch households, we compare owners of at-risk properties to a control sample of owners living outside a potential flood zone. While the former start exhibiting greater awareness of flood risk, this awareness is not specifically reflected in financial resilience. First, we find no significant differences in terms of net financial wealth or savings. Second, the mortgages that finance the properties have comparable loan-to-value ratios, both at origination and over time. The findings on resilience may reflect a high degree of trust in flood protection. The absence of insurance coverage combined with expected ex post government support may also be a factor.