The Determinants of Aid in the Post-Cold War Era

The authors estimate the responsiveness of aid to recipient countries' economic and physical needs, civil/political rights, and government effectiveness. They look exclusively at the post-Cold War era and use fixed effects to control for the political, strategic, and other considerations of donors. They find that aid and per capita income have been negatively related, while aid has been positively related to infant mortality, rights, and government effectiveness.

作者们评估了援助对受援国经济与物质需求、公民/政治权利以及政府效能的响应能力。他们专门研究了冷战结束后的时期，并采用固定效应模型以控制捐赠者的政治、战略及其他考量因素。研究发现，援助与人均收入呈负相关，而援助与婴儿死亡率、权利及政府效能呈正相关。