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...

We provide the first household survey-based evidence on the impact of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake on the welfare of rural households. Asset and income losses were substantial, especially in seriously affected areas. Our main finding is that there was an overwhelming government response to the...