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What methods may be used in impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance?
Puri, Jyotsna; Aladysheva, Anastasia; Iversen, Vegard; … - 2015
the extent to which scientific impact evaluation methods can provide evidence to improve the effectiveness and efficiency … drawing on real-life examples from the small but growing academic literature, we demonstrate how impact evaluation methods can … limited resources is a key challenge for humanitarian assistance and impact evaluation is one way of achieving this. …
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The economic impacts of direct natural disaster exposure
Johar, Meliyanni; Johnston, David; Shields, Michael; … - 2020
This paper studies how having your home damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster impacts on economic and financial outcomes. Our context is Australia, where disasters are frequent. Estimates of regression models with individual, area and time fixed-effects, applied to 10 waves of data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270890
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Voter reaction to government incompetence and corruption related to the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey
Akarca, Ali T.; Tansel, Aysıt - 2015
Two major earthquakes which struck northwestern Turkey in 1999 exposed rampant corruption involving construction and zoning code violations. The government's relief efforts were tainted by corruption as well, and exhibited a great deal of incompetence. How voters responded to these in the next...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011293516
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Do natural disasters stimulate individual saving? : evidence from a natural experiment in a highly developed country
Berlemann, Michael; Steinhardt, Max Friedrich; Tutt, Jascha - 2015
While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to filling this gap in the literature by studying how...
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Unearthing the economic and social consequences of earthquakes
Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Chupilkin, Maxim; Koczan, Zsoka; … - 2024
The purpose of this paper is to offer a comprehensive overview of the socio-economic effects of earthquakes. We begin with a thorough literature review. Following this, we assess policy measures taken in response to major earthquakes, drawing on existing research to formulate insights and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014580733
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Program evaluation and spillover effects
Angelucci, Manuela; Di Maro, Vincenzo - 2015
evaluation. The paper defines spillover effects and discusses why it is important to measure them. It explains how to design a … such that they explain the cause of these effects and whom they affect. Such an evaluation design is necessary to avoid …
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Indirect effects of an aid program : the case of progresa and consumption
Angelucci, Manuela (contributor);  … - 2006
-treated -- is likely to be violated in similar policy designs. -- program evaluation ; consumption ; Progresa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003278943
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The impact of vocational training for the unemployed : experimental evidence from Turkey
Hirshleifer, Sarojini; McKenzie, David J.; Almeida, Rita; … - 2014
We use a randomized experiment to evaluate a large-scale active labor market policy: Turkey's vocational training programs for the unemployed. A detailed follow-up survey of a large sample with low attrition enables precise estimation of treatment impacts and their heterogeneity. The average...
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Direct and indirect effects of subsidized dual apprenticeships
Crépon, Bruno; Premand, Patrick - 2019
Traditional apprenticeships based on private arrangements are widespread in developing countries. Public interventions have attempted to address failures in the apprenticeship markets to expand access or improve training quality. Subsidized dual apprenticeships have the potential to address...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012138826
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Aid and radicalization: the case of Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza
Loewenthal, Amit; Miaari, Sami H.; Hoeffler, Anke - 2021
In this paper we study how radical political factions secure support. In order to achieve their objective of gaining support, radical political factions can choose from a number of specific strategies. They can provide financial assistance and generate a reciprocal relationship with their...
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