Does aid affect inequality?
Does aid affect inequality?
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援助会影响不平等吗？
DOI：
10.1080/00036846.2018.1489512
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Morita Yuichi
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作者：
Kasuga Hidefumi;Morita Yuichi
我们发现，在2000年代中期之前，扶贫援助与不平等之间存在负相关关系。本文对这种观察到的关系进行了解释。利用1996-2014年期间34个国家的面板数据，我们检验了扶贫援助具有减少不平等效果的假设。为了证明负相关不是虚假的，我们使用动态面板技术与替代规格。我们表明，扶贫援助的份额对不平等有负面影响。此外，我们表明，贫困率和扶贫援助的变化之间的相互作用项有显着的效果。这些实验结果与我们的理论预测是一致的。结果表明，援助可以通过改变援助的分配来减少不平等，而不是通过增加援助的数量。
We show that there was a negative correlation between pro-poor aid and inequality in the period before the mid-2000s. This article provides an explanation for this observed relationship. Using panel data on 34 countries for the period 1996–2014, we test the hypothesis that pro-poor aid has an inequality-reducing effect. To demonstrate that the negative correlation is not spurious, we use dynamic panel techniques with alternative specifications. We show that the share of pro-poor aid has a negative effect on inequality. In addition, we show that the interaction term between the poverty rate and the change in pro-poor aid has a significant effect. These empirical results are consistent with our theoretical predictions. The results imply that aid can reduce inequality by altering the allocation of aid, rather than by increasing the amount of aid.