modeling, this paper constructs novel damage indices at the district level for Indonesia, for different disaster events such as … floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and the 2004 Christmas Tsunami. Ex ante, prior to the incidence of a disaster … the subnational governments. Ex post, or after the incidence of a natural disaster, damage indices are useful for quickly …

of houses, and loss of physical assets. We examine the impact of an earthquake in Indonesia on children’s school and work … activities and how the effect differs by access to credit. We find that the earthquake decreases education and increases child …

Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), we show that substantially larger amounts of aid are disbursed when natural …