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Title: | The effect of the l’Aquila earthquake on labour market outcomes |
Author: | Di Pietro, Giorgio Mora Corral, Antoni J. |
Keywords: | Aquila (Itàlia) Catàstrofes naturals Política d'ocupació Mercat de treball Natural disasters Manpower policy Labor market |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
Publisher: | Institut d’Economia de Barcelona |
Series/Report no: | [WP E-IEB11/41] |
Abstract: | Using Labour Force Survey individual-level data recently released by the Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) where information is for the first time at available at provincial level, this paper looks at the short-term effects of the L’Aquila earthquake on labour market outcomes. Our estimates are based on a difference-in-differences (DiD) strategy that compares residents of L’Aquila with residents of a control area before and after the earthquake. The empirical results suggest that while the earthquake had no significant effect on the employment-population ratio, it led to a modest, but significant, reduction in labour force participation. There is also evidence of significant heterogeneous effects by gender and level of education. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://www.ieb.ub.edu/2012022157/ieb/ultimes-publicacions |
It is part of: | IEB Working Paper 2011/41 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/116594 |
Appears in Collections: | IEB (Institut d’Economia de Barcelona) – Working Papers |
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