Delivering the books. Photos taken in Redwood Library on April 8 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Redwood-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0436 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Shirley Community Centre, Shirley Road, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02863.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0472 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0471 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 007 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A photograph of earthquake damage on River Road.
A photograph of earthquake damage on Avonside Drive.
A house in Richmond, seen before the earthquakes.
A house in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes.
House being re-built on the corner of Hercules Street and Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02848.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
House being re-built on the corner of Hercules Street and Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02847.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
This dissertation contains three essays on the impact of unexpected adverse events on student outcomes. All three attempt to identify causal inference using plausibly exogenous shocks and econometric tools, applied to rich administrative data. In Chapter 2, I present evidence of the causal effects of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake on tertiary enrolment and completion. Using the shock of the 2011 earthquake on high school students in the Canterbury region, I estimate the effect of the earthquake on a range of outcomes including tertiary enrolment, degree completion and wages. I find the earthquake causes a substantial increase in tertiary enrolment, particularly for low ability high school leavers from damaged schools. However, I find no evidence that low ability students induced by the earthquake complete a degree on time. In Chapter 3, I identify the impact of repeat disaster exposure on university performance, by comparing outcomes for students who experience their first earthquake while in university, to outcomes for students with prior earthquake exposure. Using a triple-differences estimation strategy with individual-by-year fixed effects, I identify a precise null effect, suggesting that previous experience of earthquakes is not predictive of response to an additional shock two years later. The final chapter investigates the impact of injuries sustained in university on academic performance and wages, using administrative data including no-fault insurance claims, emergency department attendance and hospital admissions, linked with tertiary enrolment. I find injuries, including minor injuries, have a negative effect on re-enrolment, degree completion and grades in university.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 4 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which an earthquake".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
Slides from a presentation by Dr Rosemary Du Plessis at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Women's Voices: recording women's experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 December 2013 entitled, "Moving, baking, and other chaos".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 23 December 2011 entitled, "Another wobbly afternoon".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 18 December 2010 entitled, "I think it's summer".
A story submitted by Tim Kerr to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Kerry Grant Donnelly to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Hebe Kearney to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Nicky to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 4 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which an earthquake".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 9 July 2013 entitled, "Sometimes the memories just come....".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 18 September 2010 entitled, "Can you help me make quilts for an Earthquake Family??".
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 007 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken of the Mobile Library on March 31, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-31-Mobile-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 025 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photo taken outside Opawa Community Church on March 20 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-20-After-The-Earthquake-P1110691 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
St Stephens Anglican Church, Shirley Road, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02855.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos taken in Parklands Library on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-31-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 016 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 003 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries