Long-run consequences of natural disasters: Evidence from Tangshan

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Exploiting Tangshan 1976 - the deadliest earthquake in the 20th century - as a source of exogenous variation, we estimate the long-run effect of a historical shock on contemporary socio-economic outcomes. Cohorts born after the earthquake were not only larger, but exhibit lower school completion rates, particularly among the female today. Despite lower schooling levels, there is no evidence for adverse labour market outcomes. We conduct robustness checks and argue that the effect is causal.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 1117

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Education and Research Institutions: General ; Labor and Demographic Economics: General ; Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
• Subject: environmental shock ; earthquake ; natural disaster ; education ; fertility ; Erdbeben ; Bildungsverhalten ; Fruchtbarkeit ; China

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Xu, Guo
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/55287
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