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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| author | Geethanjali SELVARETNAM Kannika THAMPANISHVONG David ULPH |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-2e374e6883004bf0b3737a15323937a72022-12-22T03:26:37ZengAla-Too International UniversityEurasian Journal of Business and Economics1694-59481694-59722014-11-0171412810.17015/ejbe.2014.014.01Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster ReliefGeethanjali SELVARETNAM0Kannika THAMPANISHVONG1 David ULPH2University of St AndrewsThailand Development Research Institute,University of St AndrewsWe 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.http://www.ejbe.org/EJBE2014Vol07No14p001SELVARETNAM-THAMPANISHVONG-ULPH.pdfHumanitarian AidDisaster ReliefNatural Disaster |
| spellingShingle | Geethanjali SELVARETNAM Kannika THAMPANISHVONG David ULPH Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster Relief Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief Natural Disaster |
| title | Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster Relief |
| title_full | Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster Relief |
| title_fullStr | Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster Relief |
| title_full_unstemmed | Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster Relief |
| title_short | Saving and Re-building Lives: Determinants of Short-term and Long-term Disaster Relief |
| title_sort | saving and re building lives determinants of short term and long term disaster relief |
| topic | Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief Natural Disaster |
| url | http://www.ejbe.org/EJBE2014Vol07No14p001SELVARETNAM-THAMPANISHVONG-ULPH.pdf |
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