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Does terror increase aid?

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: This article empirically investigates whether, and in which ways, donors in the Development Assistance Committee respond to transnational terrorist incidents and the onset of the War on Terror through changes in aid effort and aid allocation. First, an analysis of 22 donor countries shows that aid effort increased during the War on Terror period, but did not respond to the actual number of terror events. Second, using aid allocation equations, we find that countries where terror originates are not more likely to receive aid as a consequence, but if they are selected, they receive larger amounts of aid.

Source: Public Choice

DOI: 10.1007/s11127-011-9878-8

Authors: Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs

Institutions: IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Heidelberg University, University of Göttingen

Language: English

Topic: International Development and Aid

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090