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Machine Learning and Mobile Phone Data Can Improve the Targeting of Humanitarian Assistance

Aiken, Emily; Bellue, Suzanne; Karlan, Dean; Udry, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

have mobilized targeted social assistance programs. Targeting is a central challenge in the administration of these … wealth. Here we show that non-traditional "big" data from satellites and mobile phone networks can improve the targeting of … welfare, and measures of fairness - under different targeting regimes. Relative to the geographic targeting options considered …

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Can the West Save Africa?

Easterly, William - 2008

In the new millennium, the Western aid effort towards Africa has surged due to writings by well-known economists, a celebrity mass advocacy campaign, and decisions by Western leaders to make Africa a major foreign policy priority. This survey contrasts the predominant "transformational" approach...

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What Determines Giving to Hurricane Katrina Victims? Experimental Evidence on Income, Race, and Fairness

Fong, Christina M. - 2007

We investigate determinants of private and public generosity to Katrina victims using an artifactual field experiment. In this experiment, respondents from the general population viewed a short audiovisual presentation that manipulated respondents' perceptions of the income, race, and...

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The Fiscal Cost of Hurricanes : Disaster Aid Versus Social Insurance

Deryugina, Tatyana - 2016

Little is known about the fiscal costs of natural disasters, especially regarding social safety nets that do not specifically target extreme weather events. This paper shows that US hurricanes lead to substantial increases in non-disaster government transfers, such as unemployment insurance and...

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A General Rationale for a Governmental Role in the Relief of Large Risks

Shavell, Steven - 2014

The government often provides relief against large risks, such as disasters. A simple, general rationale for this role of government is considered here that applies even when private contracting to share risks is not subject to market imperfections. Specifically, the optimal private sharing of...

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Organization of Disaster Aid Delivery : Spending Your Donations

Henderson, J. Vernon - 2011

This paper analyzes how different organizational structures between funding and implementing agencies affect the quality of aid delivered and social agendas pursued across neighboring villages in a set disaster context. We model the implied objective functions and trade-offs concerning aid...

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