The Academic Impact of Natural Disasters: Evidence from L'Aquila Earthquake

Autor/in	Di Pietro, Giorgio
Titel	The Academic Impact of Natural Disasters: Evidence from L'Aquila Earthquake
Quelle	In: Education Economics, 26 (2018) 1, S.62-77 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0964-5292
DOI	10.1080/09645292.2017.1394984
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Natural Disasters; College Students; Academic Achievement; Probability; Time to Degree; Graduation; Dropouts; Intervention; Trauma; Educational Environment; National Surveys; Student Characteristics; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Program Effectiveness; Statistical Analysis; Secondary School Students; Grades (Scholastic); Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Collegestudent; Schulleistung; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Abschluss; Graduierung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Statistische Analyse; Sekundarschüler; Notenspiegel; Italien
Abstract	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 empirical results indicate that this natural disaster reduced students' probability of graduating on-time and slightly increased students' probability of dropping out. While post-disaster measures (e.g. fast re-establishment of education activities in temporary locations) are likely to have mitigated the effects of this event, disruptions in the learning environment and the mental trauma suffered by students in the aftermath of the earthquake may have worsened their academic performance. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01