Impacts of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the Labor Market in the Disaster Areas

The Medical and Public Health Response to the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Japan: A Case Study in Disaster Planning

health consequences and the response to the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake, which struck on January 17,1995, at 5:46 a.m., at an epicenter about 15 km to the south west of Kobe city in western Japan (Figure 1). Since Japan lies on the intersection of four tectonic plates, it has been hit by a number of earthquakes throughout its history (Table 1). The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake -of m...

The Long-Run Socio-Economic Consequences of a Large Disaster: The 1995 Earthquake in Kobe

We quantify the 'permanent' socio-economic impacts of the Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake in 1995 by employing a large-scale panel dataset of 1,719 cities, towns, and wards from Japan over three decades. In order to estimate the counterfactual--i.e., the Kobe economy without the earthquake--we use the synthetic control method. Three important empirical patterns emerge: First, the populati...

The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster--evaluation of medical response performed.

Recent Power Transformer Technology

Power transformers are essential components of substation equipment for the efficient and stable operation of electric power systems. There is demand for transformers with lower price and higher reliability. In addition, depending upon the onsite conditions, such as narrow roads, mountainous areas or highly congested urban areas, harmony with the surrounding environment is required throughout s...

The Long-term Impact of the 1995 Hanshin-awaji Earthquake on Wage Distribution

This paper explores the effects of the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on the wages of people in the area of the earthquake over the 17 years after its occurrence and identified which part of the wage distribution has been most affected by this event by comparing the wage distributions of disaster victims and non-victims. To do this, we used three decomposition methods, developed by (i) Oaxaca (1...