A new approach to the allocation of aid among developing countries: Is the USA different from the rest?

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1281-1293

  Harrigan, Jane ^a   Wang, Chengang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aid allocation; Panel data; USA donor

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; DEVELOPING WORLD; INTERNATIONAL AID; NUMERICAL MODEL; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960334988     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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