Disaster Aid Targeting and Self-Reporting Bias: Natural Experimental Evidence from the Philippines

Aid from the government can play a critical role as a risk-coping device in a post-disaster situation if the recipients are properly targeted. We analyze the accuracy of disaster aid targeting and self-reporting bias in disaster damage and aid receipt by combining (i) satellite images (objective inf...

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Main Authors: Yuki Higuchi, Nobuhiko Fuwa, Kei Kajisa, Takahiro Sato, Yasuyuki Sawada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/3/771