Berthélemy, Jean-Claude - Maison des Sciences Économiques, Université Paris 1 … - 2004
I examine in detail the motives of bilateral aid allocation decisions, as they are revealed by data on bilateral aid … commitments. I identify both self-interest and recipient needs and merits motives in aid allocation. Self-interest motives are … effect» in aid allocation decisions. Unsurprisingly, aid allocation net of the bilateralism effect is highly correlated with …