Table 4

Child Human Capital Acquisition after the Earthquake

Weight (z-Score)
(1)		Height (z-Score)
(2)		School Enrollment
(3)		Grade Attainment
(4)		Test Scores (IRT)
(5)		Test Scores + Disruption
(6)		Test Scores + Gender
(7)		Test Scores + Age
(8)
Distance from fault line (km)−0.007*
(0.004)		  0.002
(0.005)		  0.000
(0.001)		  0.003
(0.008)		  0.009**
(0.004)		  0.007*
(0.003)		  0.008
(0.005)		  0.013***
(0.005)
Weeks out of school after earthquake−0.004*
(0.002)
In utero * Distance from fault line (km)  0.003
(0.006)		  0.036**
(0.017)
Age 0–2 * Distance from fault line (km)  0.005
(0.005)		  0.015*
(0.009)
Male−0.041
(0.048)		  0.034
(0.082)		  0.077***
(0.016)		  0.120
(0.107)		  0.067
(0.044)		−0.000
(0.045)		  0.041
(0.074)		  0.065
(0.044)
Distance from fault line (km) * Male  0.001
(0.004)
Distance from fault line (km) * Age 6−0.005
(0.004)
Distance from fault line (km) * Age 7−0.003
(0.005)
Distance from fault line (km) * Age 8−0.007
(0.005)
Distance from fault line (km) * Age 9  0.005
(0.005)
Distance from fault line (km) * Age 10−0.009*
(0.004)
Distance from fault line (km) * Age 11−0.008
(0.006)
Dependent variable mean−0.944−2.155  0.9034.173  0.131  0.229  0.131  0.131
Regression R2  0.247  0.077  0.071  0.335  0.089  0.102  0.089  0.094
Number of observations  4,002  4,001  1,874  1,875  1,875  1,547  1,875    1,875
Geographic controlsXXXXXXXX
Age dummiesXXXXXXXX

  • Notes: This table reports regression results for effects of the earthquake on early childhood development during the follow-up survey four years later, as measured by the coefficient of current outcomes on distance to the activated fault line. The dependent variables are indicated in column names. The regressions include controls for distance to the earthquake epicenter, local slope, distance to the nearest fault line, and district fixed effects, as well as indicator variables for the age of the child. Significance:

  • ↵* p < 0.1,

  • ↵** p < 0.05,

  • ↵*** p < 0.01.