Rewarding good political behavior: US aid, democracy, and human rights

Zohid Askarov, Chris Doucouliagos, Martin Paldam and T. Stanley

European Journal of Political Economy, 2022, vol. 71, issue C

Abstract: We investigate whether the allocation of US aid is influenced by a recipient's democracy and human rights record. The analysis is done in two ways. First, a comprehensive meta-analysis of 284 estimates from 58 studies. Studies report a wide range of results, but the meta-analysis concludes that both human rights and democracy are clear motives for giving aid, with democracy being relatively more important. Second, a new primary study of the data corroborates that a greater share of the House of Representatives held by Democrats results in more aid allocated based on a recipient's democracy record.

Keywords: US aid; Democracy; Human rights; Domestic politics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 O19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102089

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