Browsing by Author "Asahi, Kenzo"

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Crime-time: how ambient light affects crime
    (2023) Domínguez Rivera, Patricio; Asahi, Kenzo; CEDEUS (Chile)
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Medium-run local economic effects of a major earthquake
    (OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2022) Aguirre, Paula; Asahi, Kenzo; Diaz-Rioseco, Diego; Riveros, Ignacio; Valdes, Rodrigo O.; CEDEUS (Chile)
    Existing research is inconclusive regarding the longer-term economic effects of earthquakes. We examine the medium-run impacts of the 2010 earthquake in Chile, the sixth-largest ever recorded, using value-added tax collection as a proxy for economic activity at the municipal level and a measure of local ground-shaking intensity. We find that the affected municipalities suffered a relevant and persistent drop in their economic activity of about 10%, 8-9 years after the event. We discuss the plausibility of the assumption of conditional parallel trends and show that the overall results are robust to using alternative estimation methods.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Maternal Mental Health and Parenting Practices Moderated by Urban Green Space
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2022) Narea, Marigen; Asahi, Kenzo; Abufhele, Alejandra; Telias, Amanda; Gildemeister, Damian; Alarcon, Samanta
    Stress generates difficulties in parenting, which affects child development. We aimed to understand the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on maternal mental health and parenting practices. We also explored to what extent green space is a protective factor in the aforementioned relationship. We explored heterogeneous lockdown effects using longitudinal georeferenced data for 985 families (mothers and 24- to 30-month-olds) and exploiting localized lockdowns in Chile. Controlling for observed and unobserved fixed characteristics, on average, we did not find an association between lockdown duration and maternal mental health or parenting practices. However, the previous nonsignificant association is heterogeneous across access to green space. Although lockdown duration increased dysfunctional interactions with children for mothers with little access to green space, we did not see the previous effect on mothers who live close to green space. Mothers who do not comply with the lockdown mandate are the ones who drive this heterogeneous effect.