2010
DOI: 10.1017/s0008423910000661
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Instrumental Philanthropy: Trade and the Allocation of Foreign Aid

Abstract: Abstract.“Trade, not aid” has long been a catchphrase in international development discourse. This paper evaluates whether the “trade, not aid” logic has driven bilateral aid allocations in practice. Using a dataset that covers development assistance from 22 donor countries to 187 aid recipients from 1980 to 2002, we find that donor countries have dispersed bilateral aid in ways that reinforce their extant bilateral commercial ties with recipient countries. Instead of “trade, not aid,” bilateral aid disburseme… Show more

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“…Jedná se o hrubé toky pomoci z ČR do dané země za daný rok ve stálých cenách roku 2014 v amerických dolarech (USD). Abychom zredukovali sešikmení rozdělení proměnné a snížili riziko problému heteroskedasticity, pracujeme s proměnnou (ln_CZAid) v logaritmicky transformované podobě (viz například Lundsgaarde et al, 2010).…”
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“…Jedná se o hrubé toky pomoci z ČR do dané země za daný rok ve stálých cenách roku 2014 v amerických dolarech (USD). Abychom zredukovali sešikmení rozdělení proměnné a snížili riziko problému heteroskedasticity, pracujeme s proměnnou (ln_CZAid) v logaritmicky transformované podobě (viz například Lundsgaarde et al, 2010).…”
Section: Proměnné V Analýze a Dataunclassified
“…10 Ačkoliv několik málo studií alokací pomoci s Heckmanovým modelem pracuje (Lundsgaarde et al, 2010nebo Berthélemy, 2006, například Barthel et al (2013: 14) tvrdí, že "žádná proměnná ovlivňující alokaci pomoci výše uvedenou podmínku pravdě-podobně nesplňuje". Nyní tedy můžeme specifi kovat výchozí model pro analýzu alokace české ODA: t) .…”
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“…Although this may be due to simple altruism, it may also be due to a desire to create goodwill that will be returned later to citizens or firms of the helping country. This is sometimes the case, as some countries give more aid to poor countries with important natural resources to maintain good relations (Lundsgaarde et al (2010)). …”
Section: Group Reciprocity Over Two Periodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the one hand, the welfare state can be interpreted as having a protectionist quality [3] and serving the economic function of cushioning domestic populations from volatilities associated with integration into the global economy [4]. On the other hand, it can be noted that a variety of interests have motivated aid giving over time, with diplomatic and commercial considerations representing important objectives alongside the goal of contributing to poverty reduction in the developing world [5].…”
Section: Introduction: Development Aid and Global Welfare Provisionmentioning
confidence: 99%