Disaster, Aid, and Preferences: The Long-run Impact of the Tsunami on Giving in Sri Lanka

B-Tier
Journal: World Development
Year: 2017
Volume: 94
Issue: C
Pages: 157-173

Authors (3)

Becchetti, Leonardo (Università degli Studi di Roma...) Castriota, Stefano (not in RePEc) Conzo, Pierluigi (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Do natural disasters produce effects on preferences of victims in the long run? We test the impact of the tsunami shock on generosity of a sample of Sri Lankan affected/unaffected microfinance borrowers seven years after the event.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:wdevel:v:94:y:2017:i:c:p:157-173
Journal Field
Development
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24