Determinants of International Emergency Aid--Humanitarian Need Only?

We use an original data set covering 270 natural disasters to analyze the determinants of international emergency aid. Although humanitarian need appears to be a major determinant of emergency relief payments, our results suggest that political and strategic factors play a crucial role in emergency...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fink, Gunther, Redaelli, Silvia
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5741