Using panel data from Illinois grain farmers, a direct test of the relationship between income risk and farm consumption behavior is conducted. The estimation results indicate that income risk significantly affects farm consumption and the results are robust using alternative risk measures. This...

Wenchuan Earthquake overview -- The effect of natural disaster and government aid on the income and consumption of rural households: evidence from the Wenchuan Earthquake -- The pair-wise province-to-county aid model for disaster relief -- Cross-sector social innovations -- Integrating disaster...