On the channel and type of aid: The case of international disaster assistance

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-131

  Raschky, Paul A ^a   Schwindt, Manijeh ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bilateral vs. multilateral; Foreign aid; Natural disasters; Type of aid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855195394     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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