Does Aid Work for the Poor?

Mark McGillivray, David Fielding, Sebastián Torres Ledezma and Stephen Knowles ()

No 1114, Working Papers from University of Otago, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper econometrically examines the impact of aid on the well-being of population sub-groups within 48 developing countries. This is a radical departure from previous empirical research of aid effectiveness at the country level, which has looked mainly at the relationship between aid and national aggregates, per capita GDP growth in particular. A specific concern of the paper is the impact of aid on the wealth, education and health of the poorest. Results indicate that while aid improves the wellbeing of the poorest groups, it is the richer groups that benefit the most.

Keywords: foreign aid; poverty; well-being; growth; wealth; health; education; mortality; fertility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 F35 I31 I32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2011-12, Revised 2011-12
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