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Title: Home bias in humanitarian aid: The role of regional favoritism in the allocation of international disaster relief
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: This paper investigates whether regional favoritism shapes humanitarian aid flows. Using a rich and unique dataset derived from reports of the Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), we show that substantially larger amounts of aid are disbursed when natural disasters hit the birth region of the recipient countries’ political leader. While we find no evidence that US commercial or political interests affect the size of this home bias, the bias is stronger in countries with a weaker bureaucracy and governance, suggesting the absence of effective safeguards in the allocation of aid.
Url: https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/203140/1/1676293426.pdf
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Authors: Bommera, Christian; Dreher, Axel; Perez-Alvarez, Marcello
Series Title: Courant Research Centre: Poverty, Equity and Growth - Discussion Papers
Publication Number: No. 266
Institution: Georg-August University of Göttingen
Pages: 50
Publisher Location: Germany
Data Collections: IPUMS International, IPUMS Global Health - DHS
Topics: Natural Resource Management, Poverty and Welfare
Countries: Germany