Will the global financial crisis lead to lower foreign aid? A first look at United States ODA

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Jones, Ryan, Vergara, Gabriel
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2009
• Subjects: Economics; Finance
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/126; https://ideas.repec.org/p/frd/wpaper/dp2009-01.html
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Analyzing US economic and foreign aid data from 1967 to 2007, this paper investigates whether adverse economic and financial conditions are negatively linked to official development assistance (ODA). It finds empirical evidence that US ODA has tended to decline as its economic conditions worsen. A 1...