This paper examines the long-run effects of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake on the spatial distribution of economic … activity in the American West. Using variation in the potential damage intensity of the earthquake, we show that more severely … attractive migration destinations in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, which permanently changed the spatial …

This paper examines the long-run effects of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake on the spatial distribution of economic … activity in the American West. Using variation in the potential damage intensity of the earthquake, we show that more severely … attractive migration destinations in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, which permanently changed the spatial …

variation in the potential damage intensity of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake across counties in the American West, we find … that the earthquake persistently decreased various measures of economic activity, such as population size and total wage … expenditures. The main reason for this long-lasting effect is that the earthquake changed the location choice of migrants, who …

. Using variation in the potential damage intensity of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake across cities in the American West … earthquake. This negative effect persisted until the late 20th century. The earthquake diverted migrants to less affected areas …