An Economic and Social Impact of International Aid at National Level: Application of Spatial Panel Model

Danbi Chung and Jaehee Hwang ()
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Danbi Chung: Department of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Jaehee Hwang: Ocean Economy Strategy Department, Korea Maritime Institute, Busan 49111, Korea

World, 2022, vol. 3, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: This study identifies how aid has contributed to economic and social development in recipient African countries. Spatial panel models were employed for the analysis, considering spatial autocorrelation of panel data between 42 countries and nine years from 2005 to 2013. Based on the regression results, the aid itself had a weak impact on recipients’ GDP per capita and Human Development Index. On the other hand, according to the interaction term, aid promoted economic and social development along with affirmative government efficiency. The efficient and centralized administrative system and civic accountability also improved the aggregated well-being level in Africa.

Keywords: international development aid; aid effectiveness; human development; spatial panel model; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G15 G17 G18 L21 L22 L25 L26 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 R51 R52 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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