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Trust and happiness : comparative study before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Yamamura, Eiji; Tsutsui, Yoshirō; Yamane, Chisako; … - 2014
how much this relationship depends on environmental conditions. The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 is considered one … probe how the relationship between trust and happiness was influenced by the Great East Japan Earthquake by comparing the … same individuals before and after the earthquake. A fixed-effects estimation showed that there is a statistically well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010370803
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Trust and Happiness : Comparative Study Before and After the Great East Japan Earthquake
Yamamura, Eiji; Tsutsui, Yoshiro; Yamane, Chisako; … - 2014
how much this relationship depends on environmental conditions. The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 is considered one … probe how the relationship between trust and happiness was influenced by the Great East Japan Earthquake by comparing the … same individuals before and after the earthquake. A fixed-effects estimation showed that there is a statistically well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014144167
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Disaster and political trust : a natural experiment from the 2017 Mexico City earthquake
Frost, Margaret; Kim, Sangeun; Scartascini, Carlos G.; … - 2024
.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City in September 2017. Our findings reveal that the disaster resulted in an 11% decrease in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454664
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Natural disasters and private donations to NGOs : the effects of being present after the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean
Kim, Youngwan; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Bagchi, Chandreyee - 2014
NGOs are widely perceived to raise their flag in humanitarian hot-spots with strong media presence in order to attract higher private donations. We assess this hypothesis by comparing the changes in donations between US-based NGOs with and without activities in the four countries most affected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010226358
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A Study on Role of ‘Nisarg Sewa Trust’ - An NGO : For Sustainable Rural Livelihood and Rural Development
Trivedi, Jigna C.; Shaikh, Fahmida - 2013
NGOs play a complementary role to government in fulfilling the needs of bottom of the pyramid. They are instrumental in lowering the gap between haves and have nots. They act as caretakers of downtrodden strata of society. NGOs carry out varied activities in the field of human rights, health,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014160660
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Vulnerability to Weather Disasters : The Choice of Coping Strategies in Rural Uganda
Helgeson, Jennifer - 2012
When a natural disaster hits, the affected households try to cope with its impacts. A variety of coping strategies may be employed, from reducing current consumption to disposing of productive assets. The latter strategies are especially worrisome, as they may reduce the capacity of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096228
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Vulnerability to Weather Disasters : The Choice of Coping Strategies in Rural Uganda
Helgeson, Jennifer - 2013
When a natural disaster hits, the affected households try to cope with its impacts. A variety of coping strategies may be employed, from reducing current consumption to disposing of productive assets. The latter strategies are especially worrisome, as they may reduce the capacity of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013089318
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The Impact of Natural Disasters on Household Income, Expenditure, Poverty and Inequality : Evidence from Vietnam
Tuan, Bui Anh; Dungey, Mardi H.; Nguyen, Cuong Viet; … - 2023
Natural disasters are expected exacerbate poverty and inequality, but little evidence exists to support the impact at household level. This article examines the effect of natural disasters on household income, expenditure, poverty and inequality using the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014348882
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Do natural disasters enhance societal trust?
Toya, Hideki; Skidmore, Mark - 2012
In this paper we investigate the long-run relationship between disasters and societal trust. A growing body research suggests that factors such as income inequality, ethnic fractionalization, and religious heritage are important determinants of social capital in general, and trust in particular....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580773
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Do Natural Disasters Enhance Societal Trust?
Toya, Hideki; Skidmore, Mark - 2021
In this paper we investigate the long- and short-run relationships between disasters and societal trust. A growing body research suggests that factors such as income inequality, ethnic fractionalization, and religious heritage are important determinants of social capital in general, and trust in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315874