The Effect of the L'Aquila Earthquake on Labour Market Outcomes

Giorgio Di Pietro and Toni Mora

Environment and Planning C, 2015, vol. 33, issue 2, 239-255

Abstract: In this paper we analyse the effects of the L'Aquila earthquake on labour market outcomes for a period of fifteen months after its occurrence. Our estimates are based on a difference-in-differences strategy that compares residents of L'Aquila with residents of a control area before and after the earthquake. Three main results emerge from our empirical analysis: (1) the earthquake led to a modest, but significant, reduction in the probability of participating in the labour force for a period of nine months after the event; (2) while the employment likelihood decreased in the quarter immediately after the earthquake, it increased in the next four quarters; and (3) there is evidence of significant heterogeneous effects by gender and level of education.

Keywords: L'Aquila earthquake; labour force participation; employment; difference-indifferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1068/c12121r

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