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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

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

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