This study estimates the effects of the 1970 Ancash earthquake on human capital accumulation on the affected and … affected by the earthquake in utero completed on average 0. 5 years less schooling while females affected by the earthquake … completed 0. 8 years less schooling. Surprisingly, those whose mothers were affected at birth by the earthquake have 0. 4 less …

Earthquake, we appraise psychological suffering from disaster-related news through the experienced utility approach. We take … subjective well-being in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. Although a pale was cast over the whole society, we found …