THE IMPACT OF NATURAL DISASTERS ON MANUFACTURING: PLANT-LEVEL ANALYSIS FOR THE GREAT HANSHIN-AWAJI EARTHQUAKE

Yusuke Matsuki and Shunsuke Managi
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Yusuke Matsuki: Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University, 4–2–1 Katafuchi, Nagasaki 850–8506, Japan

The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2016, vol. 61, issue 01, 1-22

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake on plant input, output, total factor productivity (TFP) and exit using Japanese plant-level manufacturing data. We employ the difference-in-differences (DID) estimation method to identify the effects of the quake and find that the quake had an impact on manufacturing. The results suggest that production was influenced by the quake, particularly in the first year after the quake. Furthermore, the quake did not influence manufacturing industries uniformly. The effects are different based on specifications, variables, and industries. However, the quake had little impact on the exit of plants.

Keywords: Natural disasters; earthquake; productivity; difference-in–differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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