Who gives foreign aid to whom and why?
Who gives foreign aid to whom and why?
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1009874203400
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发表时间：
2000-03-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Dollar, D
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作者：
Alesina, A;Dollar, D
本文研究了不同捐助国向受援国分配外援的模式。我们发现相当多的证据表明，对外援助的方向不仅取决于受援国的经济需求和政策表现，还取决于政治和战略方面的考虑。殖民历史和政治联盟是外国援助的主要决定因素。然而，在其他条件相同的情况下，民主化的国家得到更多的援助。虽然外国援助流量对政治变数作出反应，但外国直接投资对经济激励措施，特别是接受国的“好政策”和对财产权的保护更为敏感。我们还发现了不同捐赠者在行为上的显著差异。
This paper studies the pattern of allocation of foreign aid from various donors to receiving countries. We find considerable evidence that the direction of foreign aid is dictated as much by political and strategic considerations, as by the economic needs and policy performance of the recipients. Colonial past and political alliances are major determinants of foreign aid. At the margin, however, countries that democratize receive more aid, ceteris paribus. While foreign aid flows respond to political variables, foreign direct investments are more sensitive to economic incentives, particularly "good policies" and protection of property rights in the receiving countries. We also uncover significant differences in the behavior of different donors.