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What Determines Australia's Response to Emergencies and Natural Disasters?

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  • Simon Feeny
  • Matthew Clarke

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This article examines the determinants of Australia's response to emergencies and natural disasters. It examines the response from the Australian public by examining contributions made to the appeals of the country's largest Non-Governmental Organisation: World Vision of Australia. It also examines the response of the Australian Government. The data include 43 emergencies and natural disasters since 1998. Results suggest that the responses from both the public and government are positively associated with the number of people affected, media coverage, and the level of political and civil freedom in the country where the event occurred. The type and location of the emergency or disaster are important for the public's response. Differences between public and government donations exist: support from the Australian Government is positively associated with smaller countries and there is some evidence that the public donates more to events occurring in larger and poorer countries. Copyright 2007 The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

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  • Simon Feeny & Matthew Clarke, 2007. "What Determines Australia's Response to Emergencies and Natural Disasters?," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 40(1), pages 24-36, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:40:y:2007:i:1:p:24-36
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    1. Paul Hansen & Nicole Kergozou & Stephen Knowles & Paul Thorsnes, 2014. "Developing Countries in Need: Which Characteristics Appeal Most to People when Donating Money?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(11), pages 1494-1509, November.
    2. Andrew Robson & David Hart, 2019. "The post-Brexit donor: segmenting the UK charitable marketplace using political attitudes and national identity," International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, Springer;International Association of Public and Non-Profit Marketing, vol. 16(2), pages 313-334, December.
    3. Etang, Alvin & Fielding, David & Knowles, Stephen, 2012. "Giving to Africa and perceptions of poverty," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 819-832.
    4. David Fielding, 2010. "Inertia and Herding in Humanitarian Aid Decisions," Working Papers 1009, University of Otago, Department of Economics, revised Aug 2010.
    5. Hennessy, Jack & Mortimer, Duncan & Sweeney, Rohan & Woode, Maame Esi, 2023. "Donor versus recipient preferences for aid allocation: A systematic review of stated-preference studies," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 334(C).

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