Citation

Mehregan N, Asgary A, Rezaei R. Disasters 2012; 36(3): 420-438.

Affiliation

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran Associate Professor, Emergency Management, York University, Canada MA, Department of Economics, Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01268.x

PMID

22092525

Abstract

Disasters have potential short-term and long-term impacts on employment and employment structures in affected regions. While measuring the full economic impact of a disaster requires sophisticated econometrics and mathematical simulations, conventional regional economic models such as shift-share analysis can be used to assess some of these effects. This paper applies shift-share analysis to understand potential long-term impacts of disasters on employment using the December 2003 Bam earthquake as a case study. The results provide further evidence that disasters could have significant long-term effects on the employment structure of affected regions.

Language: en