Does foreign aid improve governance?

被引:56
作者
Busse, Matthias [1 ]
Groening, Steffen [1 ]
机构
[1] Hamburg Inst Int Econ HWWI, World Econ Programme, D-20148 Hamburg, Germany
关键词
Official development assistance; Governance;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2009.04.002
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper analyses the impact of aid flows on governance. Using an instrumental variable approach and a large country sample, we find that aid has a negative rather than a positive influence on governance. This outcome is robust to various model specifications. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:76 / 78
页数:3
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