Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster Relief
We analyse both theoretically and empirically, the factors that influence the amount of humanitarian aid received by countries which are struck by natural disasters, particularly distinguishing between immediate disaster relief and long term humanitarian aid. The theoretical model is able to make...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ala-Too International University
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejbe.org/EJBE2014Vol07No14p001SELVARETNAM-THAMPANISHVONG-ULPH.pdf |
| Summary: | We analyse both theoretically and empirically, the factors that influence the
amount of humanitarian aid received by countries which are struck by natural
disasters, particularly distinguishing between immediate disaster relief and long
term humanitarian aid. The theoretical model is able to make predictions as well as
explain some of the peculiarities in the empirical results. We show that both short
and long term humanitarian aid increases with number of people killed, financial
loss and level of corruption, while GDP per capita had no effect. More populated
countries receive more humanitarian aid. Earthquake, tsunami and drought attract
more aid. |
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| ISSN: | 1694-5948 1694-5972 |