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Dreher, Axel - 2013

We investigate the effects of short-term political motivations on the effectiveness of foreign aid. Donor countries' political motives might reduce the effectiveness of conditionality, channel aid to inferior projects or affect the way aid is spent in other ways, reduce the aid bureaucracy's...

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The Costs of Favoritism : Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?

Dreher, Axel; Klasen, Stephan; Vreeland, James Raymond; … - 2021

World Bank projects and generally find that projects that are potentially politically motivated – such as those granted to … governments holding a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council or an Executive Directorship at the World Bank … Council members with higher short-term debt, however, a negative quality rating is more likely. So we find evidence that World …

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Government Decentralization as a Disincentive for Transnational Terror? An Empirical Analysis

Dreher, Axel; Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2021

Using panel data for a maximum of 109 countries over the years 1976-2000, we empirically analyze the impact of decentralization on the occurrence of transnational terror. Our results show that expenditure decentralization reduces the number of transnational terror events in a country, while...

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Does Membership on the Un Security Council Influence IMF Decisions? Evidence from Panel Data

Dreher, Axel; Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Vreeland, James Raymond - 2021

We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from the IMF, using panel data for 191 countries over the period 1951 to 2004. Our results indicate a robust positive relationship between temporary UN Security Council membership and participation in...

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Does Membership in International Organizations Increase Governments' Credibility? Testing the Effects of Delegating Powers

Dreher, Axel - 2008

This paper analyzes whether nation-state governments can increase their credibility by becoming members of international organizations. Credibility is an important asset because it determines the real interest rate and is expected to have an important impact on investment and growth. It is...

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