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Natural disasters and foreign aid allocation: how much, how quickly, and to whom?
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Natural disasters provide quasi-experimental variation to study how foreign aid responds to shocks. Using data for 20 bilateral donors for the period going from 1995 to 2021 and a local-projection difference-in-differences design, we estimate the dynamic effects of disasters on aid commitments. Foreign aid rises significantly in the aftermath of shocks, but the response is short-lived and disproportionately benefits middle-income countries. Humanitarian aid reacts quickly, while development aid adjusts more slowly. The findings reveal persistent inequities in global disaster relief.
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Natural Disasters
Quasi-experiment
Aid Allocation
Humanitarian Aid
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