The determinants of food aid provisions to Africa and the developing world
By: Nathan Nunn, Nancy Qian
Contributors: Qian, Nancy; National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 16610; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 16610.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "We examine the supply-side and demand-side determinants of global bilateral food aid shipments between 1971 and 2008.  First, we find that domestic food production in developing countries is negatively correlated with subsequent food aid receipts, suggesting that food aid receipt is partly driven by local food shortages.  Interestingly, food aid from some of the largest donors is the least responsive to production shocks in recipient countries.  Second, we show that U.S.  food aid is partly driven by domestic production surpluses, whereas former colonial ties are an important determinant for European countries.  Third, amongst recipients, former colonial ties are especially important for African countries.  Finally, aid flows to countries with former colonial ties are less responsive to recipient production, especially for African countries"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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