Natural disasters are one of the major problems facing humankind. Natural disasters cause
deaths and injuries, property losses, social instability, resource shortages and economic …

This paper uses a standard difference-in-differences approach to examine the effect of the
L'Aquila earthquake on the academic performance of the students of the local university. The …

COVID-19 challenged higher education to rapidly shift to remote course delivery. This study
surveyed community college students (N= 356) about their confidence in completing …

In this paper, we analyze the migration responses to natural disasters by focusing on the
three most devastating earthquakes in Italy in recent decades: L'Aquila 2009, Emilia …

Natural disasters are a significant threat to human development. In this paper, we analyze
the effects of being exposed to a strong earthquake during school age on schooling …

Using a balanced panel of local labour market areas (LLMAs) and adopting a new
difference-in-differences approach with multiple time periods and multiple groups, this paper …

This article studies the probability of being part of informal labor markets after a natural
disaster. We consider different concepts of labor market informality and use empirical …

Despite growing recognition of the importance of mental health status for the achievement of
the global development goals, substantial challenges persist in addressing this issue in both …

Based on a random sample from 1 percent population survey data of 2005, this paper
studies the impacts of Tangshan Earthquake on the educational attainment and subsequent …

Cyclic response of substandard reinforced concrete (RC) columns and structural repair of
pre-damaged columns by carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) were investigated …