13. The table below, taken from Stromberg (2007), shows the factors affecting humanitarian aid to disasters. Using the information provided, answer the following questions: a. (10 marks) Do DAC (the OECD's Development Assistance Committee) countries and the US respond similarly to disasters? Explain your answer. b. (6 marks) To what extent do donors' interests matter for the amount of disaster relief received by a country? Explain your answer. C. (4 marks) What are the three key drivers of disaster allocation? (5 marks) Discuss the potential empirical issues with this type of study. Amount of Disaster DAC donor country US relief provided provides relief provides relief Number of people killed 0.05*** 0.02 (0.01) (0.04) Number of people affected 0.014*** 0.04*** (0.004) (0.01) Real GDP per capita -0.29*** (0.02) 0.23*** (0.07) Disaster in News 0.04*** 0.76** (0.02) (0.32) Colony 0.38** (0.18) Latin European colony 0.66** (0.27) Common language 0.38** (0.15) Geographic distance -0.79** (0.38) Trade value (bilateral) 0.24** (0.10) UN friend 1.20* (0.62) Observations 17837 4755 4755 ***Significant at the 1 percent level; **Significant at the 5 percent level; *Significant at the 10 percent level. 13. The table below, taken from Stromberg (2007), shows the factors affecting humanitarian aid to disasters. Using the information provided, answer the following questions: a. (10 marks) Do DAC (the OECD's Development Assistance Committee) countries and the US respond similarly to disasters? Explain your answer. b. (6 marks) To what extent do donors' interests matter for the amount of disaster relief received by a country? Explain your answer. C. (4 marks) What are the three key drivers of disaster allocation? (5 marks) Discuss the potential empirical issues with this type of study. Amount of Disaster DAC donor country US relief provided provides relief provides relief Number of people killed 0.05*** 0.02 (0.01) (0.04) Number of people affected 0.014*** 0.04*** (0.004) (0.01) Real GDP per capita -0.29*** (0.02) 0.23*** (0.07) Disaster in News 0.04*** 0.76** (0.02) (0.32) Colony 0.38** (0.18) Latin European colony 0.66** (0.27) Common language 0.38** (0.15) Geographic distance -0.79** (0.38) Trade value (bilateral) 0.24** (0.10) UN friend 1.20* (0.62) Observations 17837 4755 4755 ***Significant at the 1 percent level; **Significant at the 5 percent level; *Significant at the 10 percent level