Post-Cold War Foreign Aid Determinants Analysis

Subhayu Bandyopadhyay's research paper analyzes the determinants of official development assistance in the post-Cold War era. It estimates the relationship between aid and recipient country metrics like per capita income, infant mortality, civil/political rights, and government effectiveness. The study was published in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review in November/December 2007.

Use Cases

• Modeling aid allocation based on recipient per capita income and infant mortality rates.
• Analyzing the correlation between civil/political rights scores and official development assistance.
• Investigating the relationship between measures of government effectiveness and aid received.
• Using fixed effects models to control for donor-specific political and strategic considerations.

Strengths

• Analysis focuses on the post-Cold War era, a period identified as under-researched.
• Employs fixed effects modeling to control for donor-specific variables.

Limitations

• Dataset details, including row and column counts, are not provided.
• The underlying data is from a closed source and may not be accessible.
• Analysis is based on a single published paper, limiting scope and validation.

Provenance

Source

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, November/December 2007.

Collection Method

Econometric analysis using fixed effects models on aid and country indicator data.

Time Range

Post-Cold War era (specific years not detailed).

Geography

Recipient countries of official development assistance.