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How do political changes influence U.S. bilateral aid allocations? Evidence from panel data

Publication Date
2005-June-30
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Fleck, Robert K.
Kilby, Christopher
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This paper examines the role of U.S. domestic politics in the allocation of foreign aid using panel data on aid to 119 countries from 1960 to 1997. Employing proxies for four aid allocation criteria (development concerns, strategic importance, commercial importance...

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World Bank independence: A model and statistical analysis of U.S. influence

Publication Date
2005-June-30
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Fleck, Robert K.
Kilby, Christopher
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This paper develops a model to test whether World Bank lending caters to U.S. interests. We use country-level panel data to examine the geographic distribution of World Bank lending to 110 countries from 1968 to 2002. After controlling for country...

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