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

economies, face much larger output declines following a disaster of similar relative magnitude than do developed countries or … trade, and higher levels of government spending are better able to withstand the initial disaster shock and prevent further …

The standard approach to 'nowcast' disaster impacts, which relies on risk models, does not typically account for the … nowcasting, and for post-disaster damage assessment. We focus on Fiji and on its agriculture sector, and on tropical cyclones … be used for both nowcasting and post-disaster damage assessments. …

2008. Using an event-study approach, the paper finds that while the median increase in ODA is 18 percent compared to pre-disaster … only 3 percent of the total estimated economic damages caused by the disasters. The main determinants of post-disaster aid … strategic behavior on the part of donors determine the size of post-disaster aid surges …