Using a change in EU food aid policy in 1996 as an instrument for EU food aid allocation, I investigate how other donors react to the EU’s food aid allocation. At that time, the EU suddenly divided by two the number of its food aid recipients. On average, other donors imitate the EU at bothLire la suite “To Give or Not to Give? How Do Other Donors React to European Food Aid Allocation?”
Archives de la catégorie : Aid and financing for development
Filling the “decency gap”? Donors’ reaction to the US policy on international family planning aid
I study the reaction of donors to the US allocation of family planning aid. Family planning offers an interesting case to understand donor interactions. First, projects are relatively similar from one donor to another, easing substitution between donors. Second, one donor, the US, dominates the sector but its foreign policy on family planning has undergoneLire la suite “Filling the “decency gap”? Donors’ reaction to the US policy on international family planning aid”
Less debt, more schooling? Evidence from cross-country micro data
Soaring levels of public debt in low-income countries are fuelling concerns about their ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, such as free access to primary education. In the late 1990s and 2000s, international financial institutions introduced a series of debt relief initiatives aimed to restore debt sustainability among highly indebted countries. This study examinesLire la suite “Less debt, more schooling? Evidence from cross-country micro data”