The Indian Ocean Tsunami and Private Donations to NGOs

Autoren

• Kim
• Y.
• Nunnenkamp
• P.
• Bagchi
• C.

Erscheinungsdatum

DOI

10.1111/disa.12176

JEL Classification

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 aid operations in the four countries most affected by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004. Performing a difference-in-difference-in-differences (DDD) approach, we find only weak indications that private donors systematically and strongly preferred NGOs with operations in the region.