the relationship between different measures of natural disaster impact and long-run economic growth. The sample is … of the first regressions show that for some of the groups of countries the disaster impact persists beyond the 2-5 years …

. Because using a country's own disaster exposure as an instrument for aid inflows violates exogeneity assumptions, I instead … use the disaster exposure of a country's "aid neighbors," defined as its competitors for aid from donors. Using aid …

better define the geographic area hit by the disaster. We examine two large-scale earthquakes that occurred in two different …

average. We find that countries that have in place disaster preparedness mechanisms and lower public debt have lower … probability of witnessing a significant drop in growth as a consequence of a natural disaster, but our innovative methodology in … this paper finds that the two policies are complements since their effectiveness vary across different disaster scenarios …

main disaster data sources available, discusses the determinants of the direct effects of disasters, and distinguishes …