Changes in Population Movements and Employment after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Fang He
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Fang He: Panel Data Research Center at Keio University

No 2015-005, Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series from Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on population movements and employment. To capture changes over time, we use government statistics and household panel data, which contain detailed demographic and economic information from before and after the earthquake. Our results show that after the earthquake, the three disaster-stricken prefectures experienced population loss through emigration; this caused labor market shortages. Negative impacts on individual employment status were mainly observed immediately after the earthquake. Individuals with lower incomes were found to be at higher risk of losing their jobs, whereas young individuals had higher probabilities of being newly hired.

Keywords: Population movement; Employment; Japan; Post-disaster recovery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 J6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2015-03
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