An Analysis of Food Aid and Altruism

MoonJoong Tcha and Fiona Lio
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MoonJoong Tcha: Department of Economics, The University of Western Australia
Fiona Lio: Department of Economics, The University of Western Australia

No 02-19, Economics Discussion / Working Papers from The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics

Abstract: This study constructs an altruism model of food aid. A theoretical model is constructed and shows that how each country's donation to the recipient countries is determined, based on relevant variables in association with each donor country's altruism. Analyses of data using donations through the World Food Program indicate that an empirical analysis of food donation, which does not incorporate altruism, may provide misinformation regarding the effect of relevant variables, especially the level of the donor's income, on the donation decision.

Keywords: Food aids; altruism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D64 O10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2002
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