leads to soil subsidence and subsequent induced earthquakes that may occur only after a couple of decades. We show that … induced earthquakes that are noticeable to residents generate substantial non-monetary economic effects, as measured by their … earthquakes do not occur randomly over space, we use temporal variation in the occurrence of noticeable earthquakes while …

We analyze the impact of earthquakes on nighttime lights at a sub-national level, i.e. on grids of different size. We … geophysical event data on earthquakes together with satellite nighttime lights. Using panel fixed effects regressions covering the … entire world for the period 1992-2013 we find that earthquakes reduce both light growth rates and light levels significantly …

response of international reserves to shocks by using a quasi-experimental setup and focusing on earthquakes. The estimation is …

intensity of earthquakes and storms. We find large negative effects for heavily indebted poor, least developed or landlocked …

on this relationship. Our identification strategy relies on the occurrence of two earthquakes during data collection that … earthquakes as instruments uncovers such a relationship. We argue that our results highlight a new channel through which risk …