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Using a new dataset for 41 German non-governmental organizations (NGOs), we analyze the allocation of NGO aid across … recipient countries in a Tobit regression framework. By identifying for each NGO the degree of public refinancing, we address … the largely unresolved issue of whether financial dependence on the government impairs the targeting of NGO aid. It turns …
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NGO aid is still widely believed to be superior to official aid (ODA). However, the incentives of NGOs to excel and … NGO aid by performing panel Tobit estimations for Swiss NGOs. The analysis offers new insights in two major regards: First … countries. Second, by classifying each NGO according to its financing structure, we address the unresolved question of whether …
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Using a new dataset for 41 German non-governmental organizations (NGOs), we analyze the allocation of NGO aid across … recipient countries in a Tobit regression framework. By identifying for each NGO the degree of public refinancing, we address … the largely unresolved issue of whether financial dependence on the government impairs the targeting of NGO aid. It turns …
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NGOs are widely perceived to raise their flag in humanitarian hot-spots with strong media presence in order to attract higher private donations. We assess this hypothesis by comparing the changes in donations between US-based NGOs with and without activities in the four countries most affected...
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Apart from altruistic reasons, NGOs may engage in developing countries under conditions of conflict and war in order to secure funding and survive in the ‘market’ of humanitarian relief and development assistance. Applying a difference-in-difference-in-differences approach, we analyze...
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targeted use of NGO funds in international development cooperation. We assess the determinants of private donations across a … publicly available information on NGO characteristics, notably the "price of giving" and the degree of specialization, when …
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NGOs could help scale up foreign aid efforts by mobilizing private donations. However, fundraising activities do not necessarily result in higher donations, and substitution effects between different sources of revenue may diminish the overall pool of NGOs’ resources. This paper examines the...
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for NGO heterogeneity in various dimensions as well as major characteristics of recipient countries. We find that fiercer …
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